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Is your vessel seaworthy?
Rudder failure is depressingly common.
Cheers MC Simple Simon wrote: I've got two telescoping jib poles as well. They are long enough when not expanded and very strong with triple layers of tubing. If the windsurfer masts carried away the jib poles could be pressed into service. What's all this concern with broken rudders? Mine is sound. It has lasted for thirty years and has a two-inch stainless steel shaft. It ain't likely to break. S.Simon "The_navigator©" wrote in message ... Did you know that spinnaker poles often break when used thusly? Cheers MC Simple Simon wrote: The outboard has a twenty inch shaft and the cutaway in the transom is only about a foot above the water. The motor stays in the water pretty well. Remember there is a pretty nice stern wave when making way through he water. Not the aluminum windsurfer masts. They are pretty crush proof. S.Simon Donals Dilemma wrote in message ... On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 18:32:26 -0500, "Simple Simon" wrote: No problem! As long as the fuel holds out the boat can be steered with the motor in gear and the throttle just above an idle. That should allow some time to steer through or wait out adverse conditions. I didn't know that they built outboards with shafts long enough to stay in the water as the boat pitches thruogh a wild sea....when most rudders break. And your OB doesn't look unusually long, must be the camera angle eh http://www.homestead.com/captneal/Sheshines.html The motor can be taken off the transom without too much trouble and the wood fitted in the safety of the cockpit but this would best be done in calmer conditions for safety and to keep from losing the motor overboard. In the meantime, I have two windsurfing masts aboard which I could easily make into a steering oar lashed to the transom So you don't know anything about the mechanical properties of a windsurfer mast either.....they crush easily... S.Simon Donals Dilemma wrote in message ... On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 18:14:13 -0500, "Simple Simon" wrote: The outboard motor can be used for steerage if the rudder breaks off. I have suitable wood and nuts and bolts to make a foil to attach to the shaft of the outboard motor which pivots. You can bolt taht all in place in a seaway in adverse conditions without falling over the side? Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. |
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