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Hi when you leave your boat on it's mooring do you lift the rudder out the water or leave it in ...i always lift it out when lashing the tiller but my boat got a bit of a hard time while on its mooring and was just thinking would it of been better to leave the rudder in the water ....
many thanks
David
many thanks
David
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Hi Dave,
I leave my Swift on a drying mooring with restricted swinging space. As a result I lift the rudder off. The only problem is that it is heavy so I am experimenting with a marine ply replacement which I can handle.
Cheers John
On 17/08/2010 09:36, David mclardie wrote:
I leave my Swift on a drying mooring with restricted swinging space. As a result I lift the rudder off. The only problem is that it is heavy so I am experimenting with a marine ply replacement which I can handle.
Cheers John
On 17/08/2010 09:36, David mclardie wrote:
Post generated using Mail2Forum (http://www.mail2forum.com)Hi when you leave your boat on it's mooring do you lift the rudder out the water or leave it in ...i always lift it out when lashing the tiller but my boat got a bit of a hard time while on its mooring and was just thinking would it of been better to leave the rudder in the water ....
many thanks
David
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Hi David,
I would say that on a deep water mooring you are best advised to leave it down with the tiller tied in a central position.
John
On 17/08/2010 11:56, David mclardie wrote:
I would say that on a deep water mooring you are best advised to leave it down with the tiller tied in a central position.
John
On 17/08/2010 11:56, David mclardie wrote:
Post generated using Mail2Forum (http://www.mail2forum.com)Hi john
thanks for the reply my boat is in a deep water mooring but unsure if i should leave it down to help keep the boat pointing into the wind
Regards
David
Hi David
I keep Seren on a swing mooring on the Menai Straits which can be subject to strong wind over tide situations. I've always kept my rudder up on the basis that in strong winds the boat will lie head to wind but I've never seen how it behaves with it down. I think the rudder, and in particular, the stock's nylon bushes will be subject to more wear with it down.
Terry
I keep Seren on a swing mooring on the Menai Straits which can be subject to strong wind over tide situations. I've always kept my rudder up on the basis that in strong winds the boat will lie head to wind but I've never seen how it behaves with it down. I think the rudder, and in particular, the stock's nylon bushes will be subject to more wear with it down.
Terry
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Thanks for you help on this ....my swift is on a mooring at the bottom of some big hill and last month the high winds must of nearly had the boat on its side while on its mooring the water was turning the boat side on to the wind with some very big gusts. so i was thinking if the rudder down it would point into the wind better ...
regards
David
regards
David
In your case you may very well be right . My mooring does all sorts of strange things to my boat; quite often it faces the opposite direction to every other boat in the straits. Quite tricky knowing which direction to approach when returning after a sail.
regards Terry
regards Terry
David mclardie wrote:Thanks for you help on this ....my swift is on a mooring at the bottom of some big hill and last month the high winds must of nearly had the boat on its side while on its mooring the water was turning the boat side on to the wind with some very big gusts. so i was thinking if the rudder down it would point into the wind better ...
regards
David
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i can fully agree Terry, my boat is on the teign estuary Devon and i have to hang an old tyre drogue off the back to stop it weaving all over the place. i'm convinced it just wants to sail all the time!
Philip
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