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On top. This guy also said to put an end plate on the bottom but I think its
intent was to hold the water on the rudder thereby increasing its
acceleration for better control
Roger
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From: mike senko <>
To: Aerofoam <>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Increasing speed
> Winglets, on the top of the rudder or the bottom?
>
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> From: "Aerofoam" <>
> To: "Live Aboard" <>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 8:18 PM
> Subject: Re: lv-ab: Increasing speed
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> >
> >
> > > Your winglet sounds like the same theory behind curving the wing tips
of
> > > jets. It gives the vortices created during the production of lift a
> smooth
> > > path to follow away from the wing (in your case rudder).
> >
> > Different principle, in the case of the rudder, the winglets are like a
> > cavitation plate on an outboard, but in addition to stopping cavitation,
> > they also add waterline to the stern of the transom hung rudder. I just
> made
> > a kick up rig for my rudder and relocated it to the transom, I will be
> > putting a top plate on it when I build a better rudder.
> >
> > Mark Mech
> >
> >
> >
> >
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