[quote=curlydastooge]The only real issue we are having with the lockdown is kelp... Every time we sail over some kelp the rudder comes up... Of course then it sheds the kelp and we can haul it back down... I guess that's better than dragging the kelp around. Of course I suppose we could avoid the kelp, but there is one heck of a lot of it around Monterey... Just sort of looking around for some method that would haul down the rudder quickly and easily after it comes up....???
Here's another idea I haven't tried yet... What if I used some small diameter bungee cord on the down line?
Seems like that would add a bit of tension to the system and help hold the rudder down... I could tie a knot in
the line at the top where it exits the tiller so that the tension would be "correct". Theoretically the rudder
would still kick up when needed, but it would almost haul itself back down... Of course this is predicated on the
idea that I could find the correct diameter bungee cord... Hmmm? Downsides? Whatcha think?[/quote]
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