Sailor Matt
New Member
problem: too much friction at tiller to rudder attachment point (2014 'fish w/ wood foils); plastic/nylon shims provided do not stay in place, causing difficulty raising, lowering rudder; backing off lock nut does not help. solution: replace factory shims with round plastic/nylon washers of approx. half the thickness. I could not find the proper washers at the local hardware store, so I made some out of generic plastic 'Garage Sale' sign stock. testing results: two day sails without issues... much easier to raise/lower rudder at will. are the wood foils slightly thicker than the composite foils? anyone else have this issue?