[C36IA] Small rudder for dinghey?

[Walter Conner]

Bill, one thing you may try is a towing bridle similar to this (
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|294|314563&id=98483):



Works great for towing our Achilles 10 ft RIB. I let out about 15 ft. of
line and then slowly pull it in until the dingy is surfing on the stern wave
(the point at which there is the least amount of pull on the towing line).


Walter Conner
S/V Endless Summer 
C36 #1314
Seattle, WA




On 6/1/09 6:50 AM, "Bill Micka" <wmicka at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I usually tow my 11 ft Avon with the bow up and out of the water leaving only
> the stern tubes in the water. I believe it minimizes drag this way and keeps
> yaw at bay. Before, when I simply towed the dink, I have had it flipped over
> by waves so I don't like to do it that way anymore. It is is really bad seas,
> I will bring it on deck.
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> Bill 
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>> Bill,
>> I don't think that will work.  A few years  ago I towed a Force 5 sailboat
>> out to Block Island, and it did the same  thing.  I tried towing with the
>> rudder, centerboard, and every other  combination I could think of.  Nothing
>> worked.  It still yawed back  and forth.  I came to the conclusion that the
>> boat was a little  bow-heavy with nobody aboard, and the sharp, full bow
>> would make it yaw.   I think your RIB is the same way.  For your dinghy, you
>> might try putting  some weight in the stern, to get it to ride slightly
>> bow-up.  Maybe the  fuel tank tied near the transom?  The weight of an
>> outboard is probably  too much, and it will ride too bow-high.  Just a
>> thought.
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>> Tom  Soko
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>> From: Bill  Miller <hampton1 at charter.net>
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>> Sent: Sun, 31 May 2009 11:26 pm
>> Subject:  [C36IA] Small rudder for dinghey?
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>> My dinghy tows awful; it yaws back and forth.   Has anyone got an answer for
>> this?  My hard bottom dinghy is a Caribe 10  feet.
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>> Thinking about making a wood clamp on rudder to make  it track straight.
>> Anyone done this?
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