Hi,

Browsing back through some old messages here.

See here, that it looks like Herb is trying to rotate the rudder when doing a shunt.

How can I explain this?

So, the aft rudder you are using before the shunt gets lifted up during the shunt since you are not going to use it on the new "tack?".
It doesn't have to rotate 180 when you pull it up, it just comes up and stays out of the way.
Just wondering, because Herb says that the hinge was breaking.
I never used 2 rudders down.

Incidentally.

There is divided camps on using one or two rudders still?

Any consensus?

I finally got mine going great with one down, so haven't worried about it much, but I hear also good success (and some bad) stories with 2.

Simplest with 1?
Better leeway prevention with 2?

Doug