Problem with rudder line

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Craig

I have a 1993 hunter 23.5. Whenever I drop the rudder, the line that pulls the rudder down jams into the casing that holds the rudder. This happens whether I am pulling on the line, or just dropping the rudder by hand. Any ideas on what a quick fix for this would be? Thanks
 
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Dave Condon

line

Is it being caught between spacers or is your problem with the line is routing? Need a little more info. If line not caught between the blade and housing, then make sure it is going under the bolt which may haved a plastic cover ovver the bolt to prevnet chaf. Dave kCondon
 
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ED KNEBEL

larger line

Like Dave said, make sure it is threaded right. You may want to consider putting a larger diameter line on. On my 93, I use a larger line on the downhaul line. It wedges less, and I don't have to look which of the two rudder lines is the one to pull to get the rudder fully down (when my crew scrapes the bottom).
 
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Craig

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Thanks for the info--It's getting wedged between the rudder and casing. I'm pretty sure it's threaded right, but I will check again. I used to keep the boat on a trailer, and never really had a problem with it, but since keeping it in the water, it has gotten progressively worse--I will try the larger line and see what happens. Thanks again
 
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