I have left my rudder in the down position ever since I put it in the slip over 6 years ago. I am in a fresh water lake.  Any growth is easy to clean off.  No problems after years of doing this.  
Joe Riley S/V Second Wind Lake Hartwell SC

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I leave my rudder up but my marina might be better protected than others. Also, lake water might be less toxic than other locations.

Robert L. Weiss Jr.
Director of Music
First United Methodist Carbondale IL
Professor Emeritus, SIUC
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This season I had a slip and left the rudder in the lowered position for
convenience since that is one less thing to adjust in the start / end of
sail sequence...... Just curious to hear from others who keep
their boats in slips: do you leave the rudder up or down when the boat is
docked at the slip?

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr