Mariner 19 rudder mechanism

[Ed E]

I am restoring a 1967/68 O day /Rhodes 19 sail boat with Center board and tip-up rudder. The aft edge of the rudder is fitted with a cable that runs up a groove in the upper(fixed) part of the rudder assembly and over a small pulley. What happens next? It looks like the cable pulls the rudder up. What pulls it down?The rudder is wood and not weighted. Respond to palmtree22@ewol.comThanks,Ed E

 

[Justin - O'day Owners' Web]

Downhaul

Ed, There should be another line on the front of the blade to pull the rudder down. Is there any indication of where it was attached if its missing?I don't usually tie my rudders down anyway. I tighten the sides of the rudder assembly to hold the rudder down, but if I hit something the rudder will pop up before it breaks.Justin - O'day Owners' Web

 

[sean]

rudder mechanism

i own an odat ospray which is the exact same boat as the 19 but in 15'8". i just rebuilt my rudder and it is completlt of wood and not weaghted. i do not know how the rudder should go down tho! last season i usually just stuck my arm down there (whill sitting on the aft deck) and pushed it down. if you find and info on how that works or if you know any thing about the oday ospray(nobody i talk to has ever heard of it) please dend something. -sean

 

[Dave Conley]

Rubber mechanisn

My Mariner has a similar rudder and last weekend at a local sailing class I had the privilege of going out in a Rhodes 19 with a similar rudder. If you can hang on a bit, I'll ask the owner when I see him how it works - he did have a bit of trouble dropping the rudder, but seemed surprised at the trouble.My guess is that you pull on the line and it pulls the rudder up a bit to get past some kind of a stopper and when you release the line, the rudder drops.Will confirm and let you know - meanwhile, remember this is just my uninitiated guess.Dave