Hello Forum,
Has anyone set up or seen a way to set up an emergency rudder for a Beneteau 311 or similar boat? This boat has a swim platform on the transom, so a simple transom-hung rudder like a J-29 has is not useable as is. I could set up some kind of structure such as windvane would use, but that would largely block the swim platform, put some weight on the transom, and would be quite a lot of expensive gear to have on standby in case of some major fault in the regular steering gear.
I have an emergency tiller; I'm not talking about that. And I have a drogue I can pull behind the boat on lines from one side or the other or both to roughly guide the boat.
Does someone have a better idea?
Thanks.
Has anyone set up or seen a way to set up an emergency rudder for a Beneteau 311 or similar boat? This boat has a swim platform on the transom, so a simple transom-hung rudder like a J-29 has is not useable as is. I could set up some kind of structure such as windvane would use, but that would largely block the swim platform, put some weight on the transom, and would be quite a lot of expensive gear to have on standby in case of some major fault in the regular steering gear.
I have an emergency tiller; I'm not talking about that. And I have a drogue I can pull behind the boat on lines from one side or the other or both to roughly guide the boat.
Does someone have a better idea?
Thanks.