Avon Prindle 15 - Tiller Extension; Rudder Blades; Rudder Lock Bolt; Adjusting Helm

crossbar and tiller arm. Insert 1/4" bolt through hole in
tiller arm and put lock nut on end. Make sure lines
inside tiller go
on either side of bolt, do not cross them.
Do not put
the nut on the bolt at adjuster end of
crossbar until the rudders have been aligned
(in-
structions later).
Tiller extension
Remove locknut from end of tiller extension. Attach
extension to tiller crossbar
and reattach locknut. Tiller
extension should be able to touch trampoline easily.
If
it does not, the tiller crossbar has been installed
backwards.
Rudder blades
To instaJi rudder blades into rudder castings, untie
ends of down haul
and uphaullines in castings but DO
NOT UNLACE. Remove
1/4" bolt with locknut. Place
rudder blade between casting with lock pin forward.
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Reinsert 1/4" bolt through casting and 1/4" hole in
rudder blade. Replace locknut and tighten until rudder
will just fall by itself. Do not overtighten as this will
restrict rudder movement, too loose and rudder will be
sloppy in casting. Thread downhaul and uphaullines
into rudder blade and tie off ends with a figure eight
knot. Make sure the ends
do not extend beyond the
edge of blade. Follow
same procedure on both blades.
Rudder lock bolt
The rudder lock bolt is on the forward edge of each
rudder blade. It is necessary to adjust this bolt to obtain
proper helm. Making the bolt longer produces more
weather helm (heavy steering)
and shortening the bolt
decreases
weather helm (easier steering).
Adjusting helm
We recommend the following method for adjusting
the rudders
before the boat is sailed.
Place boat so there is clearance to lower rudders