Is the rudder on a 1998 H26 solid and can I drill into it? My boat is in a slip and I like to lift the rudder out of the water to keep it clean. It cannot be fully raised using the line on the top of the rudder so I would like to attach a small stainless line about halfway down to make raising it an easy job. Yeah, there will be a tiny bit of drag, but if I keep hanging off the back of the boat trying to get a noose around the rudder I'll eventually fall in so it's worth it.
H26 Rudder
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CaptainRan, don't know if you already took care of this but here is a mod I posted. In one of the pics you can see the SS shackle installed in a hole drilled through the rudder. You should be able to get a good idea from the pic for the placement.
Hunter 26 Owner Modifications and Upgrades
Hunter 26 Owner Modifications and Upgrades
I rigged something ugly and temporary. Before you put the ss shackle in did you apply anything to seal or protect the foam center of the rudder.
That makes sense, actually, that it would be solid near the trailing edge. Ok, I'm gonna drill it.
Does your rudder not have a line already connecting on the trailing edge as shown in the drawing located here?
it should have a short line attached to a sheave giving you a 2:1 purchase. Even with that it can be a heavy lift if the pivot bolt isn’t sufficiently loosened.
this configuration on the trailing edge was factory on the 260.
it should have a short line attached to a sheave giving you a 2:1 purchase. Even with that it can be a heavy lift if the pivot bolt isn’t sufficiently loosened.
this configuration on the trailing edge was factory on the 260.
WOW! No, I've got nothing like that. But I will soon. I will likely add an extra block or sheave somewhere for a 3:1 purchase because, why not? Thank you for the file, that's great.