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sunvista
 Post subject: rudder toe-in
PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:37 am 
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What are the effects of too much or too little rudder toe-in? Also where is the best place to measure? I'm thinking near the bottom somewhere since the leading edge at the top is a lot thicker than the trailing edge which may tend to introduce error during measurement.
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Go back to the Hobie cat forum Index and select "hobie sailng FAQ" Matt Miller has wrote a tread on Ruders. This should help.

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The following is Matt's article on "Rudders - cams / rake / alignment"

http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=467

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Tim H16 wrote:
The following is Matt's article on "Rudders - cams / rake / alignment"

http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=467
Doesn't really answer the question. What are the effects or symptoms of misalignment? Excessive helm....excessive drag...what exactly? I played with mine for half an hour but could only get within 1/4 or 3/8 inch or so. 1/8 inch doesn't seem very forgiving considering all the slop in the H16 design.
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excessive drag

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