Emmessee Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Did the bloke who invented the mechanism for the Windy rudders have a Phd in complication? My port side one is perfect and runs brilliantly. So does the port one but the tiller sits way too low. Any suggestions? It works brilliantly except that it is about 4 inches too low. MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 It will be sitting low because, 1, the pivot hole in the rudder is worn oval, 2, the cam roller is worn, 3, the stainless strip (on older deep rudders only) is missing, If the strip is still there a quick fix is to cut several strips of plastic (old ice cream container) and pack them under the strip at the top cam position ( where the cam roller sits when the rudder is down). This can be done on the boat with the rudder in the up position, undo the 2 screws holding the stainless strip, insert a 2-3 inch length of plastic strip (long enough to reach from the undone end of the strip to just past the cam detent). The number of strips of plastic will be determined by the lift required. they are held in place by the screws holding the stainless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoSport260 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 A couple of things Darcy didn't mention. Oversized rollers will help the bar sit higher. The rudder arm castings (cast alu) can bend causing the arm to sit lower (this is actually quite common i think on the port casting in particular). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoSport260 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 If you need new rollers give me a ring and i'll put you intouch with dad. He's in Branxton so 20mins up the road from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmessee Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 What if we don't eat ice cream? Just kidding. Thanks. I will have a look at it when I am home in daylight. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 The port head casting has a fraction less material in it than the stbd one around the area where the pin for the sheave is. This causes the port castng to droop more than the stbd. Be carefull not to push the arms dwn trying to 'Help' the blades go down. It is possible to bend the casting back up, but only about 20 % of the time will it bend and not crack off. Plenty of casting and rivits available if it does break on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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