Re: [Paddlewise] Rudder Pedal travel

From: Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_interlog.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:55:03 -0500
Bill Leonhardt wrote:

> Do the designs that have
> you pivoting the pedal give you enough travel to let the rudder hit the
> stops on each direction?  It would seem to me that the sliding design gives
> a lot of travel and that with the pivoting design, you might need to have
> some actuation amplification.  Is this true?

My Seaward pedals (retrofit in my CD Solstice) give enough travel to turn
the rudder stop to stop.  However, you may not need that much travel.  Too
much turn and the rudder stalls, rendering it less effective.

Mike



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