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Foiled Rudder Upgrade?

Started by Cats Paw, November 12, 2015, 06:28:18 AM

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Vipersdad

s/v  "MaryElla"   Com-Pac 19 / II  #436
Iceboat "Red Bird"--Polar Bear 10-Meter, Built 1953

Lake Winnebago, Lake Mendota, Lake Namakagon, Lake Superior.

"To Hutch, Gerry, Buck, and Clarkie--Who made it so much fun.".....Robert F. Burgess, Author-Handbook of Trailer Sailing 1984

Craig Weis

Without question, do it.

Especially if the rudder is a little bit under the transom as that is called a balance rudder [as as aeroplanes] and will make you think that the tiller has power steering assist.

And that's a good thing on a long haul.

craig