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    A painting showing a man diving under a boat and tying rope around a rudder

    ‘The steering wasn’t working. I felt my stomach sink’ – rudder failure in the Pacific

    • January 1, 2024

    Steering loss aboard a Maxi 120 mid-Pacific reminds Charlie Pank of a previous rudder failure on a Beneteau Idylle many years earlier

    A broken rudder on a yacht

    How to build a rudder for your boat

    • August 30, 2023

    Hitting a submerged object destroyed Mike Gudmunsen’s rudder...so he set about making a new one

    A rudder and prop on a boat with a gap between both of them

    How do you close the gap between the rudder and propeller?

    • July 3, 2023

    Practical Boat Owner reader David Blackborow is trying to find out the best way to close the gap between the rudder and propeller on his boat

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    Today's spark plug tip - what does this mean?

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