I am sailing in an area whihc has many uncharted sandbars. Have snapped the rudder downhaul a few times soI am looking for suggestions on a quick release mechanism and/or a two part swivel rudder. Appreciate your thoughts.
Suggestions for a quick release rudder
- Thread starter Tim Moylan
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I did it for ya: http://www.duckworksbbs.com/hardware/cleats/sd002570/index.htm
very cool piece of hardware!
very cool piece of hardware!
I snapped off the rudder on my 2002 Hunter 270 when the "breakaway cleat" released due to the rudder hitting bottom. The side pressure on the rudder as it floated to the surface were too much and it broke off. I bought a new rudder from Rudder Craft. I am using a "breakaway cleat" on it but I also added a "preventer" to stop it from rising too high & breaking. The "preventer" consists of a second line that is attached to a triple ring of bungy cord around the stern rail; it stops the rudder from rising too high in a grounding. Worked perfectly when the rudder touched bottom last Thursday when going out the channel to race (our water levels are very low & environmental regs prevent dredging).
On my last boat (Macgregor 26) with a swing keel, I used a triple ring of bungy cord as the only system to hold the rudder down, passing the rudder downhaul line thru the bungy ring & then cleating it. The disadvantage is that the rudder will "trail back" some, which is the reason I added the "breakaway cleat" now that I am racing, to get more precision.
Could you restate all that? The breakaway cleat shouldn't have had a darned thing to do with the snapping off of your rudder, that I can see.
Please explain?
Try the Ida Sailor rudder tiller. Two Hydraulic rams hold it up and down. It will give when you run aground in that sand bar. I have not hit a sand bar but last year I hit something (tree, stump) when the lake was low and it just raised up enough to go over it and returned to the down position. Pictures of it in my profile. Good luck, Charles
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