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6 - Rudder
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The rudder may be installed prior to launching the boat. Be sure to lift the rudder blade and to install the tiller and secure it at center to help the boat roll in straight off of the trailer. (Note - New boats have a tiller tender to help hold the tiller.)
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New boats have a tiller tender to help hold the tiller. |
To install the rudder, use your right hand to lift the rudder pin just enough to clear the lower rudder fitting. Insert the rudder pin into the top transom rudder fitting, sliding the rudder and rudder pin down until the upper rudder fitting rests on top of the upper transom rudder fitting. Align the lower fittings so that the lower rudder fitting is under the lower transom rudder fitting and slide the rudder pin all the way through. Next, insert the tiller into the rudder head and secure it with the tiller keeper pin.
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Insert the tiller into the rudder head and secure it with the tiller keeper pin. |
Install in Water: Many prefer to install the tiller as a last step after the mainsail has been hoisted. To install the rudder while the boat is in the water, stand on the starboard side of the aft deck, holding the rudder with two or three fingers of the left hand through the aftermost bolt of the head. Lift the rudder pin part way and install the rudder as described above.
IMPORTANT:
Remember that the lower fitting on the rudder must be under the lower
fitting on the transom to lock the rudder in place!
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2. Raising the Mast
3. Halyard Winches & Forestay Tension
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5. Boom Vang
6. Rudder
7. Mainsheet
8. Trailering & Launching
9. Centerboard
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