Hi "Stranger",

Trick: the pressure from the water flowwing over/past the blade will force the blade back ... adjust it to the "proper" position/rake ... next make a "bumper" to lock the blade from moving for and aft ... how??? .... wrap the blade in plastic wrap, put a big glob of silicone or even 3M5200 into the casting at the lowest point ... push blade into the "proper" position ... allow to harden ... trim off excess ....

You know that if you can locate some "origonal P18 rudder blades they are/where longer the the P16/P18-2/P19 origonal equipment blades ... that what some of the guys have done.

The Bowfoil REALLY stiffen's up the boat ... when she drives through a wave the hulls react together not independent ... ie: step walk over the wave. When my friend and I converted to MX rigs we had my boat w/ foil and his w/o ... I could just out point and walk away upwind and downwind ... and he always beat me before, the next weekend he had a foil

I've got to take some pic's and post them .... that will be a learning process for me ...

As we are all friends here could you identify yourself w/ a name??? It is part of the "Code of Sportsmanship" that we sailors adhere to and of this forum ... it goes also back centuries to the "Code of Chivalry".

Sail Safe, Sail Flat, Sail Fast
Harry Murphey
P19MX w/spin, #86/ CRAC
H18mag, #9458/ Fleet54, Div11