[Rhodes22-list] rudder position when leaving the boat in the slip

[Steve Bauman]

I usually leave my rudder up, and against my raised outboard motor, and the
tiller tied to the starboard aft cleat.  One day when I had not done that
and left it down, the wind picked up and caused ripples of waves in our
marina (on Sandusky Bay, Ohio).  I noticed that my rudder was getting
shuttered about slightly, and I believe this was putting undue wear on the
rudder pintle bearings, which are just holes through plastic blocks
that have already grown sloppy.  Since then, I always put my rudder up.

Steve

On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 10:55 AM Sling via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> I have left my rudder in the down position ever since I put it in the slip
> over 6 years ago. I am in a fresh water lake.  Any growth is easy to clean
> off.  No problems after years of doing this.
> Joe Riley S/V Second Wind Lake Hartwell SC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Weiss, Robert L <rweiss at siu.edu>
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sat, Oct 17, 2020 8:53 pm
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] rudder position when leaving the boat in the
> slip
>
> I leave my rudder up but my marina might be better protected than others.
> Also, lake water might be less toxic than other locations.
>
> Robert L. Weiss Jr.
> Director of Music
> First United Methodist Carbondale IL
> Professor Emeritus, SIUC
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> This season I had a slip and left the rudder in the lowered position for
> convenience since that is one less thing to adjust in the start / end of
> sail sequence...... Just curious to hear from others who keep
> their boats in slips: do you leave the rudder up or down when the boat is
> docked at the slip?
>
> Jesse Shumaker
> S/V Zephyr
>