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Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: June 28th, 2016, 9:00 am
by gahamby
I've searched but have not found a pic of a properly rigged rudder. Could someone direct me to the right link or post a pic please. Thanks GH

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: June 28th, 2016, 8:38 pm
by Matt Haberman
Surprisingly I don't seem to have a good photo showing how to run the lines in a the rudder head. I will keep digging around, but in the mean time take a look at this post from several years ago, it might be helpful.

http://www.owners.aquarius-sail.com/php ... .php?t=417

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: June 29th, 2016, 11:32 am
by gahamby
Thanks Matt,
When I searched "Rudder rigging" the search engine rejected it. A picture from astern would be most helpful.
Here are shots of my port rudder.
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Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: June 29th, 2016, 8:03 pm
by Matt Haberman
That appears to be correct.

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: June 29th, 2016, 8:55 pm
by gahamby
well alrightie then, thanks.

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: August 2nd, 2016, 8:31 pm
by Laz
2 items. First, the newer rigging from Aquarius has larger diameter spacers between the 3 channels to prevent overrides. That is a big help.

Second (and don't shoot me), I reversed the rigging so that it's a single pull to drop the rudder, and a double pull to raise it. I sail in shallows with lots of grass, so my rudders pop all the time. I'll pull them down a half-dozen times in a few hours, and only pull them up once at the end of the day. I sailed in clear waters for 10 years with the normal rudder rig, but one season in the flats and I switched it.

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: January 22nd, 2018, 11:35 am
by gahamby
I know I'm dredging up an old post, but would you show how you reversed the rigging for a single pull rudder down please.

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: October 21st, 2018, 4:42 pm
by Laz
Sorry, I haven't been back in a while.

The simple answer is just reverse the lines where they are screwed into the rudder. Normally, the line that lifts the lock is screwed to the lift side of the rudder. Switch it, so that it's connected to the drop side of the rudder.

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: October 30th, 2018, 12:52 pm
by gahamby
I tried the reverse line trick. It worked but brought the rudders down really hard. I will look into this further this winter.

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: July 19th, 2021, 1:28 pm
by Jonathan Levine
Ah... thanks very much for this. I've been meaning to ask why there are three sheaves (when only two were in use on mine), and now I get that it was previously screwed up - the red line is too short and wasn't reeved through the third sheave. Gotta go get me some rope - I trust that the lengths given in the 15/17/19 manual are correct.

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: July 19th, 2021, 2:39 pm
by gahamby
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Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: July 19th, 2021, 3:03 pm
by Jonathan Levine
Way different than mine - I only have a single block on the lock and none underneath the tiller.

p.s. B+D Workmates rule.

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: July 19th, 2021, 3:20 pm
by gahamby
With this rig it's one line pull down, one line pull up.

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: July 19th, 2021, 3:42 pm
by Jonathan Levine
Yeah, I get it. Is that a new(er) factory thing, or your own hack?

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Posted: July 19th, 2021, 9:23 pm
by Matt Haberman
Interesting, I too have never seen the rudders rigged like that.