Your protractor should be held above the rudder at the top of the fin and
the angles measured from above the hinge point. You need to centre the
rudder and align the centre line of your protractor- 90 degree line
(baseline above hinge point) with the stb face of the rudder then measure
full deflection either way.
Hope this makes sense - easier with a drawing.
If you are not getting enough rudder travel all you need to do is cut back
some more of the rudder shroud on the port side (not forgetting the joggle
at the top). Then readjust the length of the pushrod.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erich D Trombley" <erichdtrombley@juno.com>
Subject: Rudder deflection
> Having just completed my recent move to Las Vegas I have started back to
> work on the Europa. I was rechecking the rudder movement and got a
> reading that shocked me. Prior to the move the rudder travel was set at
> 30 deg. starboard and 32 deg. port. Now when I checked it I had a
> movement of 28 deg. starboard and 26 deg. port. What had happened?
> Well, as it turned out I had measured the angle differently this time.
> This time I measured rudder travel using outside vs. inside angles. What
> is the correct method of determining rudder travel? I reviewed the
> manual and it isn't quite clear from their drawing. If measuring port
> travel is the angle from the inside (protractor place on the port side of
> the rudder) or does one put the protractor on the starboard side of the
> rudder and use and outside angle? Not wanting to change the rudder again
> (I have the push rod setup) I am hoping the angle is measured on the
> inside, which means the protractor is placed on the port side of the
> rudder for determining port travel. Clear as mud, right?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erich Trombley
> Builder A028
> Direct from Sin City, Nevada
>
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