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  1. slug zitski

    Should Twin Rudders have “toe in”?

    And somewhere on the internet is a PDF by the yacht designer Tony Castro talking about everything to do with Twin rudders its rather old..perhaps ten or 15 years ..when twin rudders became mainstream as boats started to carry extreme beam aft I tried a quick google search but couldn’t get my...
  2. slug zitski

    Should Twin Rudders have “toe in”?

    Normally the helmsman can feel the drag of the windward rudder. if you had a system to adjust the tie rod length while sailing you could instantly neutralize it im not sure how they tune for level sailing , both rudders biting
  3. slug zitski

    Should Twin Rudders have “toe in”?

    Yah , that’s the fast way to get 95 percent for a long distance race it’ seems straightforward , around a race course its mysterious I see tunning guides…like standing rigging adjustment, light med , heavy since I don’t have much sailing time on those boats I don’t know the game and since...
  4. slug zitski

    Should Twin Rudders have “toe in”?

    Yah I have a mate who commissions and tunes up Owen Clarke speedsters he is frequently tweeking rudder angles and going on about heel angle, fore and aft trim, wetted surface … those boats are technical
  5. slug zitski

    Should Twin Rudders have “toe in”?

    Weather helm , heel angle are the consideration typically it’s the designers best guess some of those speedsters have a system to adjust while sailing
  6. slug zitski

    Should Twin Rudders have “toe in”?

    Yah typically the designer supplies a table for optimum angle when adjusting the tie rod


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