I thought I might add to the mix in this discussion on rudder uphail the configuration that I use. As the attached picture shows I simply took the uphaul line up behind the rudder gudgeons/pintles and through a hole that I drilled in the end of the rudder, protected with a brass budging , to a self-releasing clam cleat. Should the rudder hit bottom the clam cleat will release and the rudder will kick up.


Graham Stewart
Agile 76

Rudder uphaul.JPG

>Graham Stewartgstewart.gm at gmail.com


On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 3:36 PM Bruce Greenwald via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> I found a few sources on-line including some that sell it as a Hobie Lance
> Cleat.  Apparently available with the cam on either the port or starboard
> side.  Thanks again.
>
> > On Jun 22, 2023, at 3:31 PM, Bruce Greenwald <bmg18 at me.com> wrote:
> >
> > That’s the item!  Thanks. Now to find it!
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> >> On Jun 22, 2023, at 11:31 AM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I’m currently on my boat in the parking lot of the Toyota dealer in
> Thomaston Maine waiting for my truck breaks to be fixed, so I’ve got good
> access to my boat, and time on my hands.
> >>
> >> On my rudder, the uphaul line runs through a device that has a cam to
> port and a roller to starboard. I’ve taken a picture, but don’t know how to
> reduce the size on my iPad, so it might get rejected.
> >>
> >> There’s some writing on mine that allowed me to find the manufacturer:
> https://rwo-marine.com/store/rope-management/camcleats/r3591-cleat-6mm-lance-p-b-pk-size-1/
> >>
> >> Apparently, this is sometimes called a ‘lance cleat’.  I haven’t found
> a U.S. retail source.
> >>
> >> —Peter
> >>
> >>>> On 2023-06-22, at 10:27:49 EDT, Bruce Greenwald wrote:
> >>>
> >>> It’s not a jam cleat. Maybe I described incorrectly. It’s mounted on
> the aft
> >>> side of the rudder head and looks like one-half of a cam cleat on one
> side and
> >>> just a clear space adjacent to allow the line to drop. Haven’t found a
> source
> >>> yet and don’t know if it has a special name.
> >>>
> >>> Bruce Greenwald
> >>> S/V Ruach
> >>> Shelter Island NY
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>>
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