emergency rudder

The Emergency Rudder Cassette

The cassette is simply a plywood box, open on the top and bottom, "ported" for lightness(!), and reinforced with fiberglass. The rudder blade itself will slip though the cassette from the top to the bottom, then be pinned in place.
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The advantage of the cassette is that it can be mounted to the transom without having the rudder down in the water. If the blade is in the water jerking around, it can be difficult to get the pintles mounted to hold the system in place.
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