Got a new Revolution in this morning. It arrived fine but the rudder cables were torn out of it. I think I have everything back in place, correctly. I can raise and lower the rudder but there is one thing I can't do - lock it in the down position. It just hangs there and I wonder if water pressure alone will cause it to lift or move.
My older Outback has the older style non-twist and stow rudder and has three positions: Up/Lock, Down/Free and Down/Lock. I normally run it Down/Free so it will kick up if I hit an obstruction, but it has some heft and doesn't lift when moving through the water in Free mode.
I understand that the T&S can supposedly be locked down by putting the Down cord into the clamcleat. But that doesn't lock mine any tighter than running it in the completely free mode. Don't get me wrong - I prefer to have it able to kick if I hit something, but this one doesn't seem to have anything at all to keep it down while underway. The "detent" the owner's manual speaks of seems non-existant on my boat.
I think I have everything in the way it's supposed to go. Just not sure how much tension should be holding the rudder down. Mine has none.
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