| Rudder rake also affects the helm. This info comes from Hobie:
 RUDDER RAKE
 Excessive weather helm (when you
 must pull hard on the hiking stick to
 keep the boat from turning towards
 the wind) can be corrected by
 cocking the rudders farther (forward)
 under the boat. If you have too much
 lee helm (very little pull on the hiking
 stick, with the boat tending to turn
 away from the wind), this is corrected
 by unscrewing the adjustment and
 cocking the rudders back (aft). The amount of rudder rake needed
 depends on how far back the mast is raked and how much weight is
 being carried. The biggest problem with rudder adjustment is when a
 skipper changes the blade adjustment screw without reseating the cam
 plate in the upper casting. Even a very minor adjustment to the rudder
 could cause the cam to lock partially rotated, dramatically reducing
 the kick-up resistance. That means every time you make a blade rake
 adjustment, you must also reseat the plate AFTER you have finished
 adjusting the blade rake.There are three very important adjustments
 that should be made to the rudder assembly.
 1.
 The rudder rake screw which adjusts blade angle.
 2.
 The cam plate bolt which holds the blade forward.
 3.
 The cam tension screw which adjusts kick-up tension.
 When system adjustments are made improperly, the system
 won’t work right. You must follow these steps in order!
 1.
 Lift the rudder arm to unlock the assembly.
 2.
 Using an allen wrench, adjust the rudder rake screw to give the
 desired rudder
 blade angle (rake).
 3.
 Make sure that the blade is seated forward against the adjustment
 screw,
 loosen the cam plate bolt and lock down the assembly. Slide
 the plate back a
 little and then forward as far as it will go up into the
 cam. Retighten the bolt with a 1/2" socket.
 4.
 Adjust the kick-up tension screw with a screw driver. You can
 calibrate the
 tension with a fish scale by making a loop of rope and
 putting it on the rudder
 blade about 24" down from the front bolt
 hole. Hook the scale to the loop and pull. Factory kick-up tension is
 set between 18-22 pounds
 
 
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