Very useful again, thanks. It had nor occurred to me I could do the keel cable from a balanced / horn rudder - but yes, if you take it from the...
I am looking to repair a steel yacht built in 1992. The original steel used is uncertain but the best information is from the designer: "In those...
Thanks Mike. This really seems to cover the ideal solution. I don't suppose you have any photographs of examples of a balanced rudder behind...
No intention of changing the keel - question was about the skeg / rudder because these need rebuilding anyway due to corrosion - so the...
Yes, this seems to be the safest design - *as long as* you can do without balanced rudder. Am curious, do you have tiller or wheel steering as...
>> I think what you're looking for is an overhang balance: Yes, thanks for that.. you are right. I was aware the area needed to be bigger but...
Not on a boat, but this is an example of a full skeg with balanced rudder: [IMG]I would have thought this would behave quite differently to a...
Yes, that's the kind of thing I was thinking of.. thanks! So the balancing section will still work, yes - even though it is creating a 'slot'...
Here is what I have right now. At very least I could make the gap between the skeg and balance horn smaller - but I wonder if there was a way of...
Hi, I need to rebuild my rudder and skeg and was considering changes. Currently it is a half skeg with a horn balanced rudder. I *might* just...