Subject: [harryproa] Assymetric proas - leeway, blade size. And getting spray in your face. |
From: Doug Haines |
Date: 5/16/2011, 12:59 AM |
To: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Reply-to: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
I would think that - from what I have seen looking at my aft rudder - that perhaps it could be of some benefit to have assymetrically faired rudder blades. I do see the water level several inches lower on the ww side of the blade than compared to the other side. Obviously this is the action of leeway prevention. Should I see as much as that? Does this mean that I am actually drifting down to leeward? I don't notice much from looking back at the hull wakes. And I don't automatically pick up that my course is askew off to one side. Measuring things out on your passage is difficult. Speed and some other basic effects are mainly the observations easy to notice. Heel, spray wetness, cold wind etc are also more evident. I am curiuos about this rudder size
thing though - because if I had such a good result by increasing my blade size, then should I try going even larger and really getting that bite through the water and hold my course more truely? Doug --- On Mon, 16/5/11, Rick Willoughby <rickwill@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
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