[Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair

[Chrissailorman]

Hey Graham
Hear you loud and clear...perhaps some kind of friction clamp that you would set the friction enough to hold the rudder down while sailing, but a strike would let it slip. Thumb screw or wing nut...think my Continental had something like that... Not elegant but it works...

Why did you have to rebuild the rudder? 

For me, I just take a loose wrap of the up haul line around the cleat and quickly release it when I start to touch bottom and leave it to spring free.

Please let me know if you find something that works well...
Chris
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> On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:34 AM, "Graham Stewart" <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Chris. I have had something similar but would prefer a locking
> mechanism that will release if the rudder hits something. I have been
> spending a ridiculous amount of time rebuilding my rudder and I would like
> to keep it in good shape.
> 
> Graham 
> 
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> Hey Graham...don't know if you ever resolved the rudder lines question...
> But mine simply has a small horn cleat on top of the rudder use the cleat to
> lock the rudder in the up position...like when in its slip...or cleat the
> red line to hold it in the down position, but that doesn't release on its
> own.... I'm sure there are updated solutions but this simple one works well
> 
> Chris Greco 
> 
> 
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> Great South Bay
> 1986 Rhodes 22,  Blue Hawaii
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