My Hunter 18 has two 1/8" lines on the rudder - to tie it down or lift it. When I leave my boat on the mooring, I leave the rudder on, since it is difficult to remove, it is heavy and there is some risk of dropping any of the pins or even the whole rudder in the lake. I typically try to tie the rudder in the raised position, using the line and tiller cleat. However, it never stays up high enough to eliminate drag and after three summers, the lines for both up and down are seriously frayed where they go over the white rollers inside the runner head. They are apparently molded into the rudder.
Is there any way to replace them, without buying a new $425 rudder? If the down line breaks, will I be able to sail, without the rudder lifting up in high winds? (The two knobs on the side of the rudder do not tighten enough to hold it either up or down.)
Is there any kind of sling or other means of holding the rudder fully up (out of the water) other than these lines? Even if I ties my tiller to both cleats, it swings a lot when on the mooring in heavy seas or wind.
Is there any way to replace them, without buying a new $425 rudder? If the down line breaks, will I be able to sail, without the rudder lifting up in high winds? (The two knobs on the side of the rudder do not tighten enough to hold it either up or down.)
Is there any kind of sling or other means of holding the rudder fully up (out of the water) other than these lines? Even if I ties my tiller to both cleats, it swings a lot when on the mooring in heavy seas or wind.
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