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Also, I'm not sure the winglet would be effective on the new rudder (in terms of holding the blade down). In fact, the more forward position might very well work against you here. In my thinking, the winglet must be behind the rotating axis of the rudder
I can tell you that it worked better with it than without it. Today I hit 10.8 and was running along in the high 9 & 10's when the bottom of the lockdown hole busted. Bummer because I was loving life and flying along perfectly in control, able to dodge and weave around all the crab pot floats that are set about every 10 sq yards in the bay.
I was able to thread a bunj ball clip through the hole since I had drilled it all the way through. It didn't hold it but did keep it down somewhat.
While the fin was still on it would return to the full down postion after rounding up into the wind. After a couple hours though I noticed it wasn't working as well and lifted the rudder to check it and sure enough half my fin was gone and the other 1/2 was coming off.
There has got to be a better way to steer the Island.
gwiz