[Rhodes22-list] Rory's quandray and his unique rudder

[Rory Orkin]

Thanks for the instruction.. I have sailed this and other boats before.
Having mastered the art of rudder lowering  sheesh..
The lower line The rudder downhaul line,
does indeed now seem to jam because the downhaul line can get caught between
the rudder and the rudder housing


Tootle wrote:
> 
> 
> Rory,
> 
> 	Yes send pictures because I cannot figure out your problem.  Loosen the
> cleat on the front of the rudder and the bottom drops down.  Adjust to
> proper position and tighten cleat on back of back of rudder.  Some call
> the cleat on back a clutch and every year the design changes.  
> 
> 	When you want to raise rudder, loosen line on back and pull up with front
> line.  When the line on back is loosened it should be loose and not able
> to bind.  It kind of dangles.  I usually raise the bottom of the rudder
> when the boat is in the slip.  Otherwise the local stuff grows on it. 
> Sort of like water Kudzu.
> 
>                  It will be interesting to see a video of ‘Elle’ doing
> this maneuver.  Stan will have to install a motorized winch on the rail
> for her.
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum:
> I thought it was a flat, when I looked at the tire...
> I noticed your cat.
> 
> Sorry!
> 
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> 
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> 
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> Rory Orkin wrote:
>> 
>> I will send a picture if it ever stops raining here..
>> But if there is no turning bar, what stops the blade downhaul from
>> becoming jammed between rudder and the rudder head ? 
>> This jamming is what got me looking at this in the first place 
>> 
>> 
>> stanleyl wrote:
>>> 
>>> our crew missed the point.
>>> 
>>> when we heard some owners had their rudder blade downhaul line catch
>>> occasionally we asked our trained crew to put on a turning bar.
>>> 
>>> the rudder blade is intended to be used fully down and as far forward as
>>> it can go.  this takes it under the hull so that it has the effect of a
>>> spade blade and offers zero helm.
>>> 
>>> not understanding this, some turning bars where mounted too far aft so
>>> that the blade, which is normally stopped by coming in contact with the
>>> spacer in the rudder head, would instead be stopped by hitting the
>>> turning bar.  after some amount of use this loosened the two turning bar
>>> screws and may have even resulted in more tiller helm than wanted.
>>> 
>>> try your rudder without replacing this turning bar and if things work
>>> fine, forget about putting the turning bar back.  if you do want to put
>>> it back, locate it so that the blade gets stopped by contact with the
>>> rudder cheeks spacer instead of by this turning bar.  
>>> 
>>> if neither works take the usual two aspirins and call me in the morning.
>>> 
>>> stan/gbi
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