Steering / Rudder

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   I hope I don't wear this board out before I get my boat in top shape... 

After changing props I noticed, this week-end, that turning to the right required very heavy pull on the steering wheel (on my '68 Mustang). It was less noticible with my old prop. I just noticed, while my boat is on the trailer, that when I turn the wheel full right the rudder is only slightly turned as opposed to when I turn the wheel full left where the rudder is turned to about a 45 degree angle. Are there any specs that indicate how far the rudder should turn in each direction? Does the rudder have to be adjusted to compensate for prop wake?

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Jim_In_Houston Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: September-06-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1120	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jim_In_Houston Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Steering / Rudder Posted: September-22-2004 at 9:14pm
	I hope I don't wear this board out before I get my boat in top shape... After changing props I noticed, this week-end, that turning to the right required very heavy pull on the steering wheel (on my '68 Mustang). It was less noticible with my old prop. I just noticed, while my boat is on the trailer, that when I turn the wheel full right the rudder is only slightly turned as opposed to when I turn the wheel full left where the rudder is turned to about a 45 degree angle. Are there any specs that indicate how far the rudder should turn in each direction? Does the rudder have to be adjusted to compensate for prop wake?

66polyhead Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: December-20-2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 171	Post Options Post Reply Quote 66polyhead Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September-23-2004 at 1:51am
	Pull the back seat up, and physically watch the tiller arm move back and fro. Detach the rudder cable, and move the tiller. Don't assume anything, Question the obvious. Mine is a r.h. rotation, and my rudder turns the same amount in both directions, 1 and 1/2 revolutions of the wheel to the left, and 1 and 1/2 reva. to the right.
	KY Wildcat

Rick Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: March-03-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 338	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rick Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September-23-2004 at 2:09am
	What you have sounds normal. When someone replaced my rudder before I bought the boat they centered the rudder. When I used it I had 1 turn right and 3 turns left. Luckily I had aomeone close by with the same boat. I adjusted the rudder to the way his was and saw pretty much what you are seeing now.
	2000 Ski

Jim_In_Houston Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: September-06-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1120	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jim_In_Houston Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September-23-2004 at 2:36am
	Wow. Who woulda thought?

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