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Re: Other: Another rudder query
By:risto
Date: 11/21/2011, 4:35 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Another rudder query (Craig Robinson)

: to my ski. Some have commented that doing so will make a tippy
: craft even more tippy. I don't think tippy is the correct term.
: there is an increase in turning response that can throw you off
: balance until you get used to it but the boat isn't "
: tippier".

hi,

have you considered limiting the rudder angle to a reasonable value? Some of the unpleasant effects of a rudder may well be due to it being instinctively kicked too far when something happens quickly. I did this last august and found it beneficial, especially reducing the braking effect. Limiters can easily be made adjustable, and removed entirely if they don't please you.

greetings,

risto

Messages In This Thread

Other: Another rudder query
Craig Robinson -- 11/17/2011, 8:55 pm
Re: Other: Another rudder query
Craig Robinson -- 11/17/2011, 8:58 pm
Re: Other: Another rudder query
Bill Hamm -- 11/19/2011, 3:01 am
Re: Other: Another rudder query
Bill Hamm -- 11/19/2011, 4:46 am
Re: Other: Another rudder query
Craig Robinson -- 11/20/2011, 5:34 am
Re: Other: Another rudder query
Bill Hamm -- 11/20/2011, 9:21 am
Re: Other: Another rudder query
risto -- 11/21/2011, 4:35 am
Re: Other: Another rudder query
Craig Robinson -- 11/21/2011, 6:07 pm
Re: Other: Another rudder query
Craig Robinson -- 11/21/2011, 7:09 pm
Re: Other: Another rudder query
Bill Hamm -- 11/22/2011, 12:48 am
Re: Other: Another rudder query
risto -- 11/23/2011, 4:36 am
Re: Other: Another rudder query
Craig Robinson -- 11/23/2011, 6:10 pm