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8.0 Rudders
8.1 – Surf System:
The rudders will already be installed in the heads with ¼” bolts.
Tie the short piece of 4mm line to the horns of the rudders in a loose loop. Run the
¼” bungee cord from this loop through saddle located on the tiller arm and back to
the loop. Tighten until the rudder will stand in the raised position solely from the
tension in the bungee cord.
Feed the longer piece of 4mm line through the small hole located on the leading
edge of the rudder. Bring it through and out the 1” reinforced opening in the rudder
and tie a figure 8 knot, then pulling the line back into the opening snug. This line
will then feed through the turning block mounted in the rudder head.
Install the rudder assembly on the gudgeon pintles so the angle of the rudder arms
aims inboard. Pin the rudders in place with the retaining clip in each of the lower
gudgeons. Note: the rudders will not stay attached to your boat if they are not
properly pinned prior to use.
The 4mm hold down line should be run from the rudder head inside the upper
gudgeon and through the turning block located on the top of the transom. The line
will feed then through a hole located on the aft cross on the hull centerline, and out
the opposite face through another turning block. Loosely run the line inboard along
the rear cross bar and attach in the
pivot cleat mounted approximately 2/3
of the way inboard.
Attach the tiller tie bar to the pins
mounted on each tiller arm. They will
be secured in place by the metal ring
attached to the bungee and rudder
head.
Install the hiking stink on the rear tiller
cross bar with the hardware attached.
8.2 - Rudder Alignment:
To lower
the rudders, pull on the 4mm line now
run on the inboard face of the rear cross
bar. With the rudders in the down
position, measure the distance between
the rudders at the forward and then aft
edges at a point approximately 4-6”
bellow the hull bottom. If this number is
not the same, the toe of the rudders may
be adjusted by detaching the tiller cross
bar from the tiller arm on the side fitted
with a threaded end and turning.
Continue to adjust the rudder toe until
you have an equal distance between the rudder edges both fore and aft.
9.0 Spin Pole
Fig 8.A
Fig 8.B
