Ok, I've been following some of the posts about how to rig a lifting mechanism for lifting the rudder and one of the big concerns was keeping the rudder locked into the mounting 'harness'. In the attached picture I have done a rough drawing of the assembly. The basics of this idea is that it uses the existing mounting points for the nylon bolts to hold two blocks, one top, one bottom, to give the system 2-1 purchase and the line terminating at a cam cleat mounted to the tiller. Two cam levers could be made and mounted to the top and bottom of the alum. frame. Starboard could be used to make the cams. Whachathink?
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The wingkeel 235 has the unfortunate problem of having a rudder deeper than it's keel, which means; if you find the bottom it's going to be with the rudder first, and it is not built for 'contact' sports. Some posters have been noodling over how to rig a raising system that would still keep the rudder pinned in the rack when sailing. My noodle just works a little slower than most
The only small disadvantage when the rudder is raised is that the tiller is about chin high when seated, but considering you should only be raising it to get out of a tough situation or into a shallow cove at a very cautious pace, the position of the tiller would be a small price to pay.
The wingkeel 235 has the unfortunate problem of having a rudder deeper than it's keel, which means; if you find the bottom it's going to be with the rudder first, and it is not built for 'contact' sports. Some posters have been noodling over how to rig a raising system that would still keep the rudder pinned in the rack when sailing. My noodle just works a little slower than most
The only small disadvantage when the rudder is raised is that the tiller is about chin high when seated, but considering you should only be raising it to get out of a tough situation or into a shallow cove at a very cautious pace, the position of the tiller would be a small price to pay.concern about the physics
Dave, Cool design. I would be concerned about the stress placed on the transom which is pretty thin. I think a design that lifts the rudder straight up would be more effective and safer to implement. Excuse my ignorance of the proper names : Maybe replace the cotter pins with a single rod on the rudder that would slide through the attachments on the transom. Raised by a winch or block attached to a pole in mount used to hold the mast raising suppport. Definitely a good topic for consideration...as I have learned far too well and too often.
Dave, Cool design. I would be concerned about the stress placed on the transom which is pretty thin. I think a design that lifts the rudder straight up would be more effective and safer to implement. Excuse my ignorance of the proper names : Maybe replace the cotter pins with a single rod on the rudder that would slide through the attachments on the transom. Raised by a winch or block attached to a pole in mount used to hold the mast raising suppport. Definitely a good topic for consideration...as I have learned far too well and too often.
It already lifts, not pivots
See the picture of the existing setup. Currently the rudder is pinned in a lowered or raised position with a couple of large nylon bolts. The topic earlier was how to make the raising and lowering easier for sliding into shallow anchorages or getting out of trouble. The bracket that holds the rudder to the transom already allows for the vertical movement, I'm just suggesting a way to pull the nearly 6 ft long, solid glass rudder up and still be able to pin it in the bracket for vibration free use.
See the picture of the existing setup. Currently the rudder is pinned in a lowered or raised position with a couple of large nylon bolts. The topic earlier was how to make the raising and lowering easier for sliding into shallow anchorages or getting out of trouble. The bracket that holds the rudder to the transom already allows for the vertical movement, I'm just suggesting a way to pull the nearly 6 ft long, solid glass rudder up and still be able to pin it in the bracket for vibration free use.
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