[quote=tominpa][quote=Andinista][quote=texastuma][quote=rch701]@Johnoau, That is one funky downhaul in your first picture. I bet it makes for a great transom extractor if you ever hit something.
A pivmatic is the way to go.
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I had pivmatics and got rid of them very quickly. We get a lot of cabbage heads that knock up rudders. Similar reason I got rid of the Prindle lock system. I've been running a rudder pull-downs since 1989, even have done several Ruff Riders where you race in 20+ knot winds through and among shallows...[/quote]
If you hit something or just forget to release the rudders, what would fail?
On a previous boat without pivmatics i found out it was the clam cleat of the rudder downhaul line, it got ripped off the tiller arms.[/quote]
I have had rudders explode on a shoal when the pivmatic failed. It causes a lot of rudder damage and can even crack the transom. It's a good system when it works. I use the bungees for lift assistance, but also have an uphaul to hold the rudders in the up-position and downhauls via the pivmatic. I have rarely had a release from speed.[/quote]
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