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| Author: | ramble on [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | hobie 16 rudder control |
hi all, i have alot of trouble with my rudders its feels as if the boat is always wanting to round up and my tiller is pulling away from me like crazy its really annoying do you know why it is doing this. thanks ramble on |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hobie 16 rudder control |
This is called "weather helm". It is possible your rudders are not fully locked down. As the rudder shift aft while sailing, this adds pulling load to the tiller. Take a look at the FAQ areas and support pages for rudder issues. This is covered in detail. Sailing Support: http://www.hobiecat.com/support/index-sail.html Sailing FAQ: http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewforum.php?f=18 Rudder FAQ: http://www.hobiecat.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=467 |
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| Author: | waldorf [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hobie 16 rudder control |
One spring i was in a hurry putting the boat together and actually had the whole rudder system turned around backwards... and the result was the weird handling like you experienced..... |
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| Author: | Sail Revolution [ Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hobie 16 rudder control |
Both of the above mentioned things could be making your boat steer funny. If it's your cams this may help: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUUA7l6fzIk[/youtube] |
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| Author: | getwetsailing [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hobie 16 rudder control |
It makes a huge difference if your rudders are not locked down, fortunately if that is the case, it's a pretty easy fix. |
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| Author: | Wellsley [ Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hobie 16 rudder control |
My boat used to do this on a certain point of sail, and had someone not shown me this it'd still be doing it; although your situation might be different. Anyway, check your side-stay's adjustment. It could be just that their adjusted all the way down which creates that crazy weather helm that kills your hands. |
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| Author: | sunvista [ Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hobie 16 rudder control |
I'm not convinced one can neutralize weather helm at all points of sail on a Hobie 16. You need a boat with dagger boards. |
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| Author: | hrtsailor [ Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: hobie 16 rudder control |
As pointed out in one of Matt Miller's links, you don't want to neutralize weather helm. A little weather helm is a safer boat and lee helm is dangerous. With weather helm, if you have a problem you can let go of the helm and the boat will turn into the wind. |
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