Stainless Steel Rudder "Hold up"

Bob Kirsten · Post by **Bob Kirsten** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:20 pm

I have lost that stainless steel hook that holds up the rudder for pulling the 7.9. I discovered how handy it would be last year when I anchored at a cottage in about 4 feet of water, but had to hold the rudder up for wave action. Does anyone have a measured drawing of the hook, or possibly one they would sell me? Any other ideas or inventions on how to temporatily hold up the rudder blade? I sail out of North Star Sail Club on Lake St Clair in Michigan.

Tom Line · Post by **Tom Line** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:25 pm

A piece of line with a couple of stainless steel hooks is cheaper, lighter, and far easier to stow than the giant metal monster.

I'm not sure how this fall under the rules though.

Tom, no 'rules issue' at all with something like this. It's an optional piece of gear. TE

Tigerlily · Post by **Tigerlily** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 10:06 am

I have a friend who has this device on her boat. She has agreed to let me borrow it and have one duplicated at a stainless fabricator. I like the device because it keeps the rudder from bouncing around as it does with a line, bullet block device (which works okay, I just don't like the bounce.
I have also taken a picture of the device which I can email you directly if you wish.

Gumby · Post by **Gumby** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:02 pm

Can you email me the pciture as well?

egombrich@shaw.ca

Thanks,

eg

Tigerlily · Post by **Tigerlily** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:38 am

I haven't forgotten Y'all.
I have been on Katrina duty at the Hancock county EOC in Bay St. Louis running an emergency radio broadcast station all of Sept. I am just now catching back up on life at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.
I will try to get together with the boat owner with the SS device to get permission to remove it and have it duplicated and photographed. We had spoken briefly before I left for BSL and I should get permission again now that it is months later.

DDMau · Post by **DDMau** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:42 pm

Sorry to have taken so long to respond, but could you email me the picure also.

Many thanks,

Bob Kirsten
robert_kirsten@hotmail.com

Jim Brinkman · Post by **Jim Brinkman** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:20 pm

Would you send me a photo of the rudder support as well. I am new to the boat and think that I have one, but I'm not sure how it is secured. My address is jbrinkman15@comcast.net. Many thanks..

Jim
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Norwalk-ROTC · Post by **Norwalk-ROTC** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:13 pm

Tigerlily wrote:I have a friend who has this device on her boat. She has agreed to let me borrow it and have one duplicated at a stainless fabricator. I like the device because it keeps the rudder from bouncing around as it does with a line, bullet block device (which works okay, I just don't like the bounce.
I have also taken a picture of the device which I can email you directly if you wish.

Maybe you could post the photo here so we can all see it. It sounds better than the sling method we use.

Post by **Tim Bosma** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:27 pm

Our skipper fabricated his own using stainless steel rod. I am close to having a word document that has the instructions and pictures. i will e-mail it to all requesters, since I don't know how to post attachments here.

Post by **Tim Bosma** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:41 am

I have the file - a Word doc with pictures - e-mail me for copies.
Thanks,

Post by **Tim Bosma** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 7:07 am

I sent the file to John Leyland who has put it on the Other Items page of the web site. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,

bernoulli · Post by **bernoulli** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:53 pm

Great Job Tim.

Mike

S2 7.9 Meter Class Association

Stainless Steel Rudder "Hold up"

Stainless Steel Rudder "Hold up"

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