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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
The bottom plate would be to cancel tip vortices and effectively increase
the length of the rudder. I would think that any speed increases would be
cancelled by the increased drag created when the boat is pitching and
presenting the tip plate to the flow at any angle of attack other than zero
degrees.
Mark Mech
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