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Performance of Schilling design rudders

Feedback would be interesting from anyone who has experience of how effective the Schilling design rudder is on canal boats.

Specifically wide beams 60 ft with 19 or 20 inch props.

Where can you buy or have them made in the UK? At what cost?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schilling_Rudder

Apparently they really come into their own in a 'hard over' rudder position ie 70 degrees off midships. And are so effective a bow thruster is almost redundant.

The problem is most wide beam boats will have 50-80HP engine power available. But with this kind of power during such a manoeuvre, no human could push or hold a manual tiller over! So power steering would seem mandatory and you need a special setup to get 70 degrees.

Thanks

TJ
Jun 17
Curt Schilling designs rudders?

Wow - I didn't know that.

 Short
Jun 17
I can't comment about how a Schilling is on a "canal boat". However, on a ship, a well designed Schilling is (from a boat handling perspective) even better than a "Becker". With a bow thruster you can make a ship walk sideways without gaining any significant headway. My only comment would be to run it by them, for a specific hull design and steering system.

otn

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otnmbrd
Jun 18
   
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