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>Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help. >If I leave the helm even for the shortest time, and >the boat begins to go off course, whether we are under >sail or power there seems to be a viscious pull of the >rudder to go further off course. ie: there is no self >straightening effect whatsoever. >Yes the rudder is hung at an angle from the transom, >so that when turned, a small part of the leading edge >of the rudder actually lines up with the wrong side of >the keel line, but surely the biggest part of the >rudder should be pushed to the centreline by the force >of the way of the boat. >We normally carry rather a lot of weather helm which I >can't seem to correct, but we want to try and get her >to be less tiring to steer. >Any ideas?? Adrian

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