kick-up emergency rudders for smaller boats
Thanks to John Foster for passing along this link.
http://www.idasailor.com
For fixed blades, look at their listing here:
http://www.idasailor.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=47
For a kickup rudder assembly that includes pintles, blade, tiller...the works, for a Catalina 25, look here:
http://www.idasailor.com/catalog/pro...roducts_id=462
Note that a Catalina 25 displaces between 4,100 and 4,500 pounds, depending on the year and the model. This is more than a Moore 24, SC 27, Express 27 or even an Olson 30. I'm not saying that a Catalina 25 rudder will steer an Olson 30, but it's worth a look-see and maybe an e-mail or two.
A kick-up rudder is going to be a LOT easier to deploy that a straight blade, and something along the lines of blade/cassette system and I note that a fixed HDPE blade that would likely work for my Santa Cruz costs $369 and that includes pintles. I'd hazard a guess that a kick-up system would be under $800. That's a bunch of money, but then it's also no work at all.
They say their biggest rudder blade is able to handle boats of about 8,800 lbs displacement.
Last edited by AlanH; 11-20-2007 at 04:29 PM.
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