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| Author: | duxdad [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
Got my restored H14 in the water and running well except it steers like a truck. I notice when I try to come about one rudder is about 10 - 15 degrees further around and is acting like a brake. When rudders are down should they be paralleled to the pontoons? Toed in/out? My tiller crossbar is 76" to the bolt center. Thanks https://www.dropbox.com/s/hfwfuwo0dhx2gdn/2012-08-31%2015.52.34.jpg |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
With both rudders down, the trailing edges should be about 1/8" to 1/4" further apart than the leading edges. |
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| Author: | duxdad [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
That is what I thought, Mine are about 9 inchs difference between edge of rudder front to back. My tiller crossbar is 77" tip to tip. Tube about 74 1/2. The slight bend in the tiller casting is headed to the centerline of the boat. 67 rear, 76 front measured on the rudder blade by the cutout. I must have something wrong but don't understand what. The casting reversed? Ideas? I have a pic but haven't figured out how to add to post. Thanks |
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| Author: | hobiesrock [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
Just a wild a#$ guess here...maybe you have a 16 cross bar on a 14? |
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| Author: | optikid [ Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
the top castings should be facing towards the middle of the boat so you could have them on the wrong hull. also if you send me the pics i can post them. |
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| Author: | duxdad [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
Well I will answer my own question, sheepishly! I had the hulls reversed. There is no striping or decoration on the outside and I failed to notice the non skid surface was on the inside. Stupid stupid! But it has been twenty something years since I last assembled/sailed the boat  Well this AM put them back correctly and my rudders align correctly. Thanks |
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| Author: | hobiesrock [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
 That will make it sail a lil better!
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| Author: | duxdad [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
It was a weather helm on steroids !! 
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| Author: | optikid [ Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
lol.. how was your pointing? 
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| Author: | MVD [ Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
Ages ago, we had a fleet meeting at a dealer's facility and several of us noticed that he had assembeled a 14 with the hulls on the wrong side. Needless to say, he caught a bunch of grief. Trying to sail it to weather in a breeze would be a trip. A bad trip. |
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| Author: | hobienuubs [ Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
My son and I just picked up our first Hobie 14. It was "restored" by a great handyman, but not a Hobie user. After busting some brain cells trying to figure out why the rudders wouldn't align, we did some web searching and found this string. So the handyman did a great job of painting the hulls and other clean-up, but he put the hulls on the wrong sides and siliconed them to the trampoline structure. Has anyone had experience removing a trampoline frame from the hulls, and if so, any tips? Thanks, Rob |
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| Author: | coreboarder [ Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
it's pretty easy. I would disassemble for winter storage. Take the tramp out of the frame, then there are four bolts, one on each corner casting/pylon. Remove those, and the castings slide up off the pylons. I had an old boat and needed to use a little persuasion with a rubber mallet for some of mine. |
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| Author: | hobienuubs [ Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobie 14 Rudder alignment |
Thanks coreboarder. My concern was the silicone, but we were able to get the pontoons off relatively easily with a rubber mallet. We switched the pontoons and that corrected the issue with the rudder alignment. Now everything aligns great. Rob |
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