Thanks Tod, I wasn`t aware of the [already] foiled rudder on your boats.
The on going debate about `foiled` rudders goes on in the Com-pac site.
The revisions are reaching near epic proportions. Some very good ideas
are coming out of this, all looing at better performance. From a slip-on
form to really an MIT thing, `spacey`... It`s very interesting. A lot
of guys are putting a lot of thought into this subject.
~["I wonder if the montgomery rudder would fit ? hmmmmm...]~
Well, thanks again. [hope to] See you on the water . Have a great
sailing season.
Vicki & Terry
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Terry,
Both rudders are made of mahogany and have a good airfoil shape.
A thin flat plate rudder would be good if the point of sail needs only low
drag & no lift but any other time a rudder with a foil shape would have an
advantage with less drag for the same lift or conversely more lift for the same
drag.
BTW, my backstay originally had a short pigtail to hook the boom to but I
swapped to the current topping lift for extra versatility.
Tod
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