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Title: T-foil rudder of WASZP
Post by: nts@gmx.at on 04 Nov 2020, 08:56

Hi,
does anyone have experience with a WASZP T-foil rudder mounted on a National 12?
https://www.kasail.com/waszp/view/1273
https://www.kasail.com/waszp/view/1115
https://www.kasail.com/waszp/view/1241

Title: Re: T-foil rudder of WASZP
Post by: Chris Troth on 05 Nov 2020, 08:33

When I bought Bouncer from Si Payne, she came with a Mach 2 moth rudder. It did provide some lift but the chord length of the foil was so short it was virtually impossible to steer at low-medium speeds, and the adjustment system (using old shimano gear levers) mounted on the end of the tiller was very impractical. The boat ultimately went much faster with a conventional foil.

Title: Re: T-foil rudder of WASZP
Post by: John m on 05 Nov 2020, 07:35

Agreed, I have a foil with a pretty standard wing set up on a vertical which is tiny. I could not steer on start lines at low speed. But it was very fast once everyone had gone and I had a little bit of space. I went back to plan A

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