RUDDER SYSTEM:
The rudder also has a ”kick-up” system, so by hitting the ground the rudder will kick up.
IMPORTANT
Be sure that the rudder is always fully down in position, otherwise the rudder gets hard
weather helm and hard to steer.
Do regularly check the downhaul line for kinks or damage. If you can see any sign of damage
on the 5 mm Dyneema line, this must be replaced immediately. The rudder is not designed
to be used while sailing in no other position than fully down, otherwise the rudder system
will bend and be loose or even break off.
To pull up the rudder, release the downhaul line, lift the tiller a bit and pull the lifting line on
top of the tiller. Also regularly check the bolt where the rudder is bolted to the rudder head
(key No 19).
Always make sure that the downhaul line is always ready to release with no kinks or knots
on the line and that the line always is led into the aft locker.
When beaching the Dragonfly just release the downhaul line both on centreboard and
rudder, so it goes up easier and makes less damage.
The automatic quick release cleat can be adjusted lighter and/or harder, if needed.
If the outboard motor is active – the rudder can ONLY have 2 positions – either fully down
or fully out of the water, if the rudder is halfway down – the propeller can touch the rudder
blade when turning the rudder and engine to port.
You can easy manoeuvre the boat under engine with no rudder down as the engine turns
with the tiller when connected – just like a powerboat!
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