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Someone who never, ever, again wants to motor to North Cape, and then back again at 6knots...!

I don't think chasing Kevin around is going to advance the thread much HT. Best move on ay. At the end of the day, there are going to be situations where people will die. No one wants to say it, but there will be a point where you need to decide if it is you or them. Most of the time, that is going to be them, we just don't want to say that. The exception being kids. I think a lot of parents would put themselves in extreme, basically fatal danger to try and save their kids. Thinking about the rescues I've been involved in, on both sides of the ledger, they've all be rather un-dramati

Steve, In my view, getting a second hand rudder is unlikely to be of much benefit, and may just complicate things. I'd take a punt you'd waste the initial $280. If you have an existing rudder tube, it is far cheaper to get the correct shaft and bearings, and build a rudder on it. Additionally, you need the right size and shape of rudder to give your boat the balance it needs. Replacing a transom hung rudder with a bodgy second hand one isn't likely to improve the handling at all. There has to be a reason this was made into a transom hung rudder. If there are issues with it, it is goi

Was out fishing on a powerboat yesterday and could hardly walk last night my back was that bloody sore.