I have a genesis and read many many threads about mods and found that a lot of guys are using an offset bracket for their rudder to improve turning
I bought the brkt but didnt install it until I noticed my rudder swivel pin is sloppy and it causes the boat to handle really badly, thinking the pressure from the prop wash hitting a sloppy rudder was making the handling worse , I installed the offset bracket only to get the rudder out of the prop wash. Immediately it was a different boat my search for setup was almost over I could instantly see. however I was disappointed that the offset bracket was dragging in the water causing water to spray straight up in the air 2 1/2 ft! until the hull is going fast enough to get up on the pad
its not only ugly to see but its clearly scrubbing off a lot of speed unless your on the pad, this resistance also creates some heat and battery power loss as any drag will but this is excessive.
I dont see this as a fix I am going to see if I can find some better quality rudder systems that arent as sloppy as this TFL but in the mean time
I decided to mod the bracket in hopes of reducing some of the drag.... the aluminum bracket looks substantial and I believe can take the removal of the bottom cross bar and maintain structural integrity ...I tested the mod and was happy to see 65-75% of the water spray was reduced
I know some guys reported they like the turning capabilities using the offset bracket ...its not for me personally I would prefere to fix my problem, but I thought some of you that do like the offset bracket may also like to reduce the drag
anyone that owns a quality rudder system and can recommend it post me a name or a link please
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