RUDDER SYSTEM:
The rudder also has a ”kick
-
up” system, so by hitting the ground the rudder will
always kick up. The downhaul line and release cleat is placed on the stainless
rudder head fitting.
IMPORTANT
–
Be sure that the rudder is always fully down in position, otherwise
the rudder gets hard weather helm. To pull it hard down, take the rudder
downhaul line up to the SB mainsheet winch and pull the rudder downhaul line a
bit hard and secure and push by your fingers the rudder downhaul line, while it is
under load, into the release cleat on the top of the rudder fitting.
Maybe mark the line so you can easy visually check the rudder is fully down
–
again this is very important.
Do regularly check the downhaul is ok and not damaged. The rudder system is
NOT designed to be used while sailing in no other position than fully down,
otherwise the rudder system will bend and become loose or even break off.
To pull up the rudder, first release the downhaul line and pull the lifting line in
the back. Also, regularly check the bolt where the rudder is bolted to the rudder
head, that this nut is tight.
Always make sure that the downhaul line is always ready to release with no kinks
or knots on the line and that the line can be lead into the aft locker via the drain
hole.
When fx beaching the Dragonfly, just beforehand release the downhaul line fully,
so the rudder goes up by itself when it touches the ground and then pull it up, it
is a big rudder and not designed to go easy up and down like on a dinghy.
The automatic quick release cleat can be adjusted lighter and/or harder, if
needed.
If the rudder is bolted too tight, it can be difficult to move it up and down
–
just
bolt it easy tight, so there is no slack sideways in the rudder.
Boats with wheel steering are equipped with an extra external emergency tiller
to be fitted just over the rudderstock, in the backend cockpit floor. The
emergency tiller is to be found on the bulkhead in the engine compartment.
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