Vintage rudders

ChrisBerkley · 19 May 2005, 09:13

Restoring Holt design N1002 slowly. Over the years someone has applied various mods, including a home made rudder and tiller. The tiller attachment to the rudder stock is too flimsy and the rudder is a narrow vertical blade which, I suspect, is not giving me enough control against weather helm. Are there any clear photos or drawings which I could have a look at to return Amante closer to original?

This also applies to the transom generally as it has also been modified.

chris

DavidW · 20 May 2005, 01:21

I suspect that an old Firefly rudder might be very close to the original.

Cheers

David
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johnk · 21 May 2005, 04:28

As far as I can remember the Holt rudder shape was like a Solo rudder with the leading edge raked at about 25 degrees. The rudder would have been fixed with the tiller fitting in a brass (upside down U) sheet that was screwed to the rudder top giving a taper over its 4 to 5 inch length. Solo rudder dimensions can be found on RYA web site.