[Rhodes22-list] Rudder Askew

[Peter Nyberg]

Roger,

Sorry to be slow to respond, but my new drone (Mavic Mini) arrived yesterday, so I’ve been a bit distracted.  Also, it’s a busy time of year in the vegetable garden.

None the less, I did manage to measure and find a center point near the top of the transom, and then estimate a line connecting this point to the center point at the bottom of the transom.  I say ‘estimate’, because transitioning this line over the rub rail required some eye-balling.  

The center-to-center line diverges to starboard of the line that is vertical from the bottom center of the transom according to my level.  At the upper gudgeon, the divergence is just under 1/8”.  

I’m not sure what to do with this information.

—Peter


> On May 30, 2020, at 5:33 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
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> Peter,
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> The attached picture shows the GBI motor mount on S/V Dynamic Equilibrium’s stern.  I installed this motor mount myself, so maybe Stan hangs it on the transom differently than I did.  You’re right, the GBI motor mount is a very tall, bulky structure.  But, with my wife holding one end of the tape, I was able to snake a tape measure across the transom behind the motor mount to determine the center point.
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> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
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