I will try to post a picture as soon as I can. I appreaciate all the help you guys have given already. To the gentlemen who said he had a spare rudder in his garage. Could you could get those dimensions it would be a life saver. Thanks again eveyone your imput is appreaciated.
PS. The pictures of the rudder on the C27 website. Do they have any dimensions to go with them? ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Agur <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 15, 2008 9:54 am Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Rudder Design To: [email protected] > Max, > > > > Can you post a picture? > > > > > > > > This is a Booth C27 rudder next to a Catalina C27 rudder. > > > > When you add rudder surface in front of the pivot line it > usually makes it > easier to handle the rudder. If you go add too much it's like > going in > reverse smartly where the rudder wants to jam to the lock as > soon as you get > off line the smallest amount. > > > > Phil Agur > <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v > Wing Tip > Secretary, C270 LE #184 > IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 > www.catalina27.org > <http://www.catalina27.org/> Vessel > Doc# 1039809 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MAX EVANETZ > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: catalina27-talk: Rudder Design > > > > Hello All, > > I seem to be having a > > trouble with my rudder. I have been told that there was an extra > 6"-12" > added to the front of the rudder before I acquired the my boat. > The tiller > will throw the helmsman around in average winds. Does anyone > have some > proven dimensions I could use to re-build my rudder with. > Your help would > be very appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Max > >
