Yorkmapper
New Member
I just bought a used boat and am refurbishing it. I took the rudder apart, sanded and varnished it. I reassembled the rudder and installed in on the boat to check it. However, there seems to be a lot of play in the rudder as far as fore and aft motion (not side to side). The rudder is the type that has two springs on either side but they are not really engaged and stretching. The rudder is sliding between the metal clamp that attaches it all to the gudgeon on the stern.
Are the springs only engaged in the kicked up position?
Are the springs only engaged in the kicked up position?