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m_liddell View Drop Down
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    Posted: 04 Dec 06 at 12:43pm
Slightly off topic but still amusing. When I picked up my 14 I realised the mast extends almost the entire length of the boat and my car (punto). They guy told me to be careful on angled drives at sailing clubs since the mast can squash the car! I wonder if he ever did this...
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Originally posted by Calum_Reid

see i think the point is not so much the weight on the transom but the fact the weight is onto rudder pintales that are not designed to take loads in that direction!

Ah, but the screws/bolts would at least be having a force applied perpendicular to the thread, so that ought to be better for them than the force applied by dragging a rudder blade thru the water at [*] knots.....??

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Originally posted by ColH

Ah, but the screws/bolts would at least be having a force applied perpendicular to the thread, so that ought to be better for them than the force applied by dragging a rudder blade thru the water

bolts should be used in tension, not shear.

rivets should be used in shear, not tension
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