[quote=thaniel][quote=jonathan162] You want plastic, something with about as low a shear strength as possible. As with rudder locks (depending on the design, of course), these are parts you [i]want[/i] to fail - in the event you hit something and the rudder doesn't kick up - in order to save the rudder blade, casting, or transom.[/quote]
Hadn't thought of plastic, though to unlock the Prindle's rudder and pull it up it takes a LOT of force on the uphaul line. I'd be afraid I might break a plastic one trying to pull the rudder up.
[quote=guest]Man that photo takes jungle sailing to a new level!!![/quote]
The picture does look pretty funny though it's not as bad as it looks. We are at the end of the inlet. The tree branches are higher than the mast and once we reach the dock that can be seen on the right side (150 ft?) it widens out. We just paddle out that far. Only done it once but it seemed to work fine.[/quote]
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