Here's some tips. When the rudder is down -

1. The top part should be as far forward in the rudder box as possible - so it's as close to the pintles as you can get it.
2. The leading edge at the tip (bottom end) should be 5 to 15 mm in front of the centreline of the pintles - you can judge this by eye just by looking down the line of the pintles.

Both rudders should be set up identically.

The head of the rudder blade should be a snug fit in the box when it is down. It needs to be held solid in the box over the whole area of the box - not just at a point.

Of course, after you've done all that, the two rudders must be parallel to each other, and vertical (in line with the centreboards). It's no small task setting up rudders.


Tim Shepperd
Mosquito 1775
Karma Cat