I didn't have enough time to fully answer the question before. When the  
rudder is fully deployed and in the correct position, it is forward and 
actually  underneath the hull. Unless it is in this position, the rudder will be 
extremely  heavy and hard to handle. Several years ago, unbeknownst to me, my 
rudder clutch  had slipped and slowly over a period of time it moved enough 
that I was fighting  the rudder in fairly light winds. In a drunken stupor 
I finally figured out what  was happening. I repositioned the rudder and 
everything returned to  normal.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 7/3/2009 7:32:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
R22RumRunner at aol.com writes:

Sounds  to me like the rudder is not in the correct position.  

Rummy


In a message dated 7/2/2009 6:20:35 P.M. Eastern  Daylight Time,  
tabick at mchsi.com writes:

With  only the  main unfurled, the helm wants to send the bow off the  wind.
The   topping lift is slack, the motor is all the way out of the  water  and
the centerboard is all the way down.

-----Original   Message-----
From:   rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]   On Behalf Of Rick
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 5:58 PM
To: The  Rhodes  22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lee  helm

What does your  helm feel like with only the main  unfurled?  I assume your
topping  lift is slack when the main is  out, your motor is pulled all the 
way
out of  the water and your  center/diamond board is all the way down.

On Thu,  Jul 2, 2009 at  4:48 PM, Tom Bickerstaff <tabick at mchsi.com>  wrote:

> I  have IMF.  So, what's the  solution?
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>   [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Rick
>  Sent:  Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:41 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email  List
>  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Lee  helm
>
>
>
>   Bick,
>
>
>
> A lee helm means your mainsail  isn't  pulling enough, assuming you have
IMF.
>
> If not  IMF, your  forestay could be too  short.
>
>
>
>   Rick
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Tom   Bickerstaff <tabick at mchsi.com>  
wrote:
>
>
>
>  > Help!
>
>  >
>
> > I seem to have a lee helm  no matter how much  jib I put out.  It scares
> the
>
>  >  you-know-what out of me b/c I solo a lot.  If I take a banger from   
the
> boom
>
> > or accidentally fall overboard,  where  the H will the boat end up?
>
> >
>
>  > Is my  forestay too loose or too tight, or is there something else  I
>  should
>
> > look for as being the  cause?
>
>  >
>
> > Thanks.
>
>  >
>
> >  Bick
>
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