Sport 20/40 guys

[ChrisHerzog]

Rudder on the left or on the right on your sport hulls? I have run both just curious what the norm is these days?

 

[Bradley Maglinger]

I like the rudder on the left so it will force the right sponson down

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Mine are always on the right.

 

[Hydro Junkie]

All my boats are on the left so the servo can pull the rudder into a right hand turn

 

[Jeff Barnes]

My P Thomas stealth is on the left and my ML sport 20 is on left also Jeff

 

[ChrisHerzog]

Thanks guys.
I prefer the rudder on the left because I feel it helps the hull run straight countering the drag of the turn fin. I also like mentioned above, like the servo to pull rather then push to go right.

Again thanks for the replies.
Chris

 

[SayMikey]

Might be horse **** but mine are on the left to push the right sponson down in the corner. Sport boats need to set the right sponson to get there heavy bodies around the corner quicker

 

[Hydro Junkie]

No such thing, Mike. There are so many different theories on how to set up the boats that it's unreal. That said, since no two boats are the same, it's not only possible but very probable that what works on one boat may not work on another

 

[Kez]

Thanks guys.
I prefer the rudder on the left because I feel it helps the hull run straight countering the drag of the turn fin. I also like mentioned above, like the servo to pull rather then push to go right.

Again thanks for the replies.
Chris

I started to put the rudder on the left for the exact same reasons.

 

[MarkDanielsSr]

Attempting to add link to previous posted information. This as stated is from a very experienced and good friend, Glen Cupit, who is now deceased. Glen was one of my first friends in the boating world and brought insight from his work on full sized racing. APBA may still have the GlenCupit rule on the books from him working fins on the boat from the bank with a Futaba radio way back in the day. If manual entry does not work on this chromebook, I will cut and paste when back in the workshop.
https://www.intlwaters.com/threads/interesting-observations-on-rudders-and-fins.57333/

 

[ChrisHerzog]

Mark I kind of remember reading that before. Good stuff!!