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[quote=zirie1982][quote=cholley12][quote=JohnES][quote=zirie1982][quote=texastuma][quote=HULLFLYER]To get the full benefit of the newer rudder system you will also have to install the newer rudder gudgeons. They make the rudders further aft of the transoms.[/quote]

Good point.. I had the 2" gudgeons with the old style and figured all boats had already done that.[/quote]
Would anyone say there is a benefit to using the extended gudgeons with the older rudders?[/quote]
 
Texastuma - I had a dickens of a time getting the helm right with the old-style rudders and the newer grudgeon on my 18-2 with a Glaser Square Top.... couldn't get the weather helm out.  Went back to the standard ones, and presto, balanced helm

More of a curiosity question, how did you balance it out?[/quote]

The square top moves some sail behind the center of resistance providing more weather helm.  Take some rale out if need be.  Evem a pin hole on the rigging does it[/quote]

Hey guys thanks for all the input! Really!
So my fix was=
 I had a shorter upper forstay made “shorter by 1.5 inches” and that put the measurement to more like 28’ 11” if you measure from the shackle on the main halyard to the center of the rear crossbeam. Then I adjusted my rudders fwd, so the intersecting line of the transom angle was more like 5/8 at the rudder tip instead of the recommended 1/2”. The boat is alot more balanced now , but still not as balanced feeling as the old pinhead main.[/quote]

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