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Hello Robert , I think it should be possible to have a daggerboard rudder that can kick up. It would work on a ruder that can rotate 270 degrees but would...
OK george? what's up with the boats, you could try out rudders on the small one couldn't you. The small proa in the barn with the flat bottom i think it was in...
Hi, BD had the kick up dagger rudders. To be able to steer them you need balance. The old BD rudders worked, but only when fully down (2 m draught) The balance...
This is pretty well what I have come down to. I would probably have gone with the older cassette rudders as most of the time I would be sailing in plenty of...
Hello, I do not think the balance would be a problem as the rudder would be most or all of way down when sailing and I would only be pulling it to a...
-Under those conditions there shouldn't be a problem. The problems on the original supports were sorted out pretty easily with an extra diagonal strut. The...
One interesting design I've seen is the kickup system for the Dragonfly 35. The line holding the centerboard in place is routed up on deck and then through a...
The problem with RB's rudders was easily fixed with a diagonal strut. They worked well on the way to Gladstone, until the pintle sheered. The owner and I have...
Crowther tried barrell rudders on some designs (Southern Ocean 50 if memory serves me right). They claimed so much friction that steering got too heavy. It is...
Hi, This rudder works when all the way down. On BD I wasn't too keen on trying to test the kick up feature. These blades are very large even if they weigh only...
Daggerboard rudders which kick up are fine so long as everything is braced all the way up. The board kicking out the back of the case is an awful solution as...
Hell Rob, The example I was referring to was the second item down, where the blade is in a case that can kick up with no damage to the case and could also be...
That is the type of solution required, but the pivot pin would need to be a serious bit of well supported gear if it is going to work in a decent broach in the...
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