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  • Prices for:
  • FCS Rudders

  • Estimated reading time: < 1 min
  • Requirements

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    Rudder-foil
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    Rudderstock with rudder-pin
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    Rope handle 4mm
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    Shockcord 4mm
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    Tiller crossbar

Steps

  • 1-fcs
  • 2-fcs
  • 3-fcs
  • 4-fcs
  • 1. Move the rudder-lock rod forward inside the tiller-arm by pulling the rope and securing the rope in the clamcleat.

  • 5-fcs
  • 6-fcs

    2. Insert the head of the rudder foil into the rudderstock cassette.

  • 7-fcs

    3. Un-cleat the lock rope and make yourself familiar with how the rudder lock works, by locking and unlocking.

  • 4. Tie the rope handle as illustrated with two figure-eight knots.

  • 8-fcs

    5. Tie the 4mm shock cord through the same hole with a bowline.

  • 6. Tie the other end of the 4mm shock cord to the tiller-arm end.

  • 9-fcs

    7. The shockcord and the rudder-lock rod uncleated (pulling backward) will hold the rudder foil up in the rudderstock cassette.

  • 10-fcs

    8. Mount the rudderstock on the transom gudgeons using the rudder-pin as illustrated in the figure.

  • 9. When afloat, pull the rudder-lock rod forward then extend the rudder-foil to the desired extension. Uncleat the rope and let the rod lock the foil. Check from above that the lock is properly extended into the rudder-foil.

  • 11-fcs
  • 12-fcs
  • 10. Take the phillips screw out of the tillerarm.

  • 13-fcs

    11. Place the tiller crossbar in between the arms.

  • 12. Check if the connector for the tiller extension is on top.

  • 14-fcs
  • 15-fcs

Applicable to the following boats: