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rudder extensions - honest mark - 09-08-2022
seen a few boats that were stored in winter time, alot of charter captains have rudder extensions so there autopilot tracks better in rough seas, any pros or cons to this?? when going at a very slow speed (2mph) and into the waves the auto pilot does not hold its heading, think this is the solution?? any drawbacks to this?? have been told by more than one person that my boat has small rudders compared to other boats the same size, thanks.
RE: rudder extensions - ReelMagic - 09-08-2022
I own a 2003 38 Open w/450 Diamond Cummins and troll Long Island Sound with no rudder extensions and the boat tracks well on autopilot... I even run at times on a single engine w/autopilot and have not experienced a problem maintaining heading although the seas are only 1-2 ft w/currents... I've seen several posts relating to increasing rudder size but I'm not a fan of that.... Suggest you review the autopilot system gains to see if they are set correctly.. M2C
RE: rudder extensions - honest mark - 09-09-2022
will do, thank you