One of the tasks to be done before Aluna will go back in the water this summer is to solve this issue with one of the rudders. During the sail from San Francisco to Hilo the starboard rudder had slipped off the block it sits on, which extends from the bottom end of the skeg. While in Radio Bay, Hilo we managed with a notable contraption of underwater Spanish windlasses and a lot of shoving to get it back in place. As soon as we were back under way to make our way around the Big Island, it was back out.
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Has anybody had this issue? It only happens on the starboard side, port rudder is fine. Any practical solutions?
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Both our ruddersended off to the side of the boat for our whole trip to the bahamas. We tried twice on the trip to realine them but they just fell off to the side. The problem was solved by planeing the back of the boat so it was sraight. This in abled me to pull the lashing tighter. The rounding of the leading edge of the ruuder is important. The good news is the rudders location are forgiving. We did 1000 of miles with them on the side not where they are meant to be. We all so had one less hing then spoecified in the plan. I drilled my lashing holes big and used many cotton swabs covered with expoy to coat the inside of my holes it many layers of expoy. This way I can replace the lashing more easly.