Nope. I just aligns itself and drops right down. I seldom use it in a raised position when underway. With the rudder gudgeons at any place but resting on the brackets, the pin is vulnerable to damage if the rudder hits something. The rudder has a great deal of leverage, and can bend the pin. At last summer’s CBR, Clarence hit something with his rudder while in the up position, and his rudder pin came away looking like a crankshaft out of a motor. The closer the gudgeons are to the brackets when it hits something, the less likely it is to bend the rod.
Howard
On 10/13/03 10:09 PM, "wayne yeargain" <wayne@ev1.net> wrote:
I see how it works, I set mine up on a longer rod .. when I raise the rudder the rod raises up too.
Didn't know exactly how the factory designed it, the rod was missing on my boat when I bought it.
Do you ever have a problem with the top gudgeon mis aligning with the top of the rod when you lower the rudder?
Wayne
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From: Howard Audsley <mailto:haudsley@tranquility.net>
To: Montgomery Boats List <mailto:montgomery_boats@lists.xmission.com>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: M_Boats: New old M-17
At this length, there is just enough of a stub of rudder rod sticking up above the top bracket for the top gudgeon to slide down on when the rudder is all the way down. When you raise it, the top gudgeon goes up into space and is not supported. The rudder slides up and down on the other two. The pins holding the rudder rod in place are located above the middle bracket and below the bottom bracket, and these hold the rod in place so it doesn’t slide up and down too.
Howard
M17, #278
On 10/12/03 8:49 PM, "wayne yeargain" <wayne@ev1.net> wrote:
Hi Howard
If the rod is only 32 1/2" long how do you raise the rudder, 32 1/2" is the approximat distance between the brackets. 2 spaces at 15 to 16 inches each.
Wayne
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