Raising/Lowering Rudders

I am new to sailing a catamaran. On the few times I've had my 14 Turbo out so far, I have had trouble getting my rudders to come up or drop when I want them to.

Once I'm off the beach, I (or my passenger) have to go to the aft leeward corner of the tramp to force that rudder down and lock it; there doesn't seem to be enough control with the tiller or crossbar for me to do it from the opposite side of the boat.

Coming in, or once out of the water, it's the same thing: not enough leverage from one side of the boat to get the rudders to work together. Then when we get them both up, when we lock one, the other drops. Get that one up and locked, then the first one drops.

What is going on???

Sounds pretty standard. They come up/down individually.

Lay the hiking stick onto one of the the tiller arms... off the trampoline / rear crossbar. If the hiking stick is left on the tramp, it lifts the tiller crossbar and will drop one or both rudders down.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

So . . . . . . if I understand, lining the hiking stick up with the tiller crossbar will give me more control over raising/lowering the rudders? Thanks.

What Matt is saying is that if you try to lock both rudders up and still have the hiking stick coming over the rear crossbar, it will force the tiller crossbar up and unlock one of your rudders. To keep that from happening, put the hiking stick across the tiller arms (or really anywhere aft of the rear crossbar).

The rudders operating one at a time is how they're supposed to operate.

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Okay, thanks for the help.