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small boat rudder design
Small sailboats usually have rudders which are called “outboard” rudders because they hang onto the aft end of the boat in full view. boats which have rudders under the hull and the rudder stock passing through the hull bottom are said to have “inboard” rudders, but these are usually associated with large boats.. On a sailboat, as the rudder is moved to one side by means of the tiller or steering wheel, the force of the water striking one edge of the rudder turns the stern in the other direction to turn the boat.different types of rudders have different advantages and disadvantages. the type of rudder is often related to the boat’s type of keel.. However, despite the theory, wedge shaped rudders with a fine leading edge are often found on high-speed craft. and many have a small flat plate metal blade. however, that small blade while being effective at high speeds will be less effective at slow speed. like most things on a boat there is always a good deal of compromise.. 
small boat rudder design A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other conveyance that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). on an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw and p-factor and is not the primary control used to turn the airplane. a rudder operates by redirecting the fluid past the hull (watercraft) or. One design feature my old boat (lecomte northeast 38, a later version) had was a huge spade rudder. it handled impeccably, light touch when sailing, turned on a dime and backed up accurately. the rudders top edge went along the arc of the hull staying fractions of an inch away..
