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Forum: Multihull Sailboats 31-03-2016, 18:07
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Posted By Dockhead
Re: Balanced spade rudders a liability?

If it only worked that way! :)
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-03-2016, 14:45
Replies: 47
Views: 11,288
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Balanced spade rudders a liability?

Thanks -- a good tip.
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-03-2016, 10:32
Replies: 47
Views: 11,288
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Balanced spade rudders a liability?

Maybe. You probably know more about it than I do. But I think the point remains -- don't assume that any skeg is necessarily going to be all that strong.


My own boat, as I've said, has a...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-03-2016, 09:28
Replies: 47
Views: 11,288
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Balanced spade rudders a liability?

Here is what Bob Perry says about it:

"A partially balanced spade with a carbon stock and blade can be extremely strong. This would be my choice on a boat over 40'.

"Under 40' where helm...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-03-2016, 09:20
Replies: 47
Views: 11,288
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Balanced spade rudders a liability?

Far superior if you assume like sizing of the structural members and bearings. "You engineers" also know that any cantilevered design can be made just as strong as some given other design, by...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 30-03-2016, 09:14
Replies: 47
Views: 11,288
Posted By Dockhead
Re: Balanced spade rudders a liability?

No one has mentioned the most important thing, which is hydrodynamics. The rudder, like the keel, is a wing, and its ability to generate lift is crucial to getting upwind.

Skegs, whether full or...
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