Des_Beechey
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I have a 37 ft heavy displacement cruising yacht. The rudder turns 30 degrees to port but 45 degrees to starboard. Is this normal?
Des Beechey
Des Beechey
How far should my rudder turn?
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Strathglass
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Des your 45% sounds very high Your yacht must have a very strong rudder to dtand this in reverse. It is not uncommon to have the rudder turning different angles on port and starboard, this may be for various reasons.
a) It may be offset to give the same turning circle in both directions by compensating for prop walk.
b) It may be offset to give a very tight turning circle in one direction to allow easier entry into a particular berth.
c) It may just not have been set up correctly.
a) It may be offset to give the same turning circle in both directions by compensating for prop walk.
b) It may be offset to give a very tight turning circle in one direction to allow easier entry into a particular berth.
c) It may just not have been set up correctly.
gus
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30 degrees is normal.
Twister_Ken
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May also be that a stop or detent is bust.
AndrewB
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This needs checking out.
Around 35-40 deg is sufficient. But you should not be able to turn further one way than the other, and it sounds as if there could well be something wrong that you don't want developing into complete rudder failure.
We had the same thing happen a few years back, after being knocked about by an F10 in the Atlantic. The rudder post, a solid 1" bar of stainless, had been twisted down its length by 20 deg. Luckily it hadn't cracked.
When we had a replacement made, we took it to a 'local' metalworking shop, where they were pleased to give it to the apprentice as an exercise. It took longer than we expected, but when we came to pick it up, we found he had reproduced the original faithfully - including the twist! "It really was difficult to get that twist right" he confided to my partner.
Around 35-40 deg is sufficient. But you should not be able to turn further one way than the other, and it sounds as if there could well be something wrong that you don't want developing into complete rudder failure.
We had the same thing happen a few years back, after being knocked about by an F10 in the Atlantic. The rudder post, a solid 1" bar of stainless, had been twisted down its length by 20 deg. Luckily it hadn't cracked.
When we had a replacement made, we took it to a 'local' metalworking shop, where they were pleased to give it to the apprentice as an exercise. It took longer than we expected, but when we came to pick it up, we found he had reproduced the original faithfully - including the twist! "It really was difficult to get that twist right" he confided to my partner.
johnt
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stop complaining ...mine turns 360 degrees!
Des_Beechey
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Re: This needs checking out.
Thank you for that heartening information! What did you do? Accept it politely complete with twist, as he had gone to so much trouble? Or get him to untwist it?
Des Beechey
Thank you for that heartening information! What did you do? Accept it politely complete with twist, as he had gone to so much trouble? Or get him to untwist it?
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