[Rhodes22-list] Major Problem Minor Repair

[Stephen Staum]

Gents,

Both my original '87 & my current '83 have a jam cleat using a wing  nut to hold the rudder down. This reliably slips on impact saving the rudder from damage. 

Stephen Staum
s/v Carol Lee 2
Needham, , MA

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On Mar 28, 2014, at 10:20 AM, Chrissailorman <chrissailorman at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> 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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