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Old 12-29-2017, 04:13 PM   #21
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Well I am a bit confused. You said that you wanted to know when you were close to centering the rudder. So the indicator that you have should do that. No?
Of course but sometimes I find myself just looking down at the wheel.

The Smart craft, "SmartCraft" has a little bitty rudder indicator. The 2nd indicator is mounted, along with the separate depth sounder, in a box just below eye level.
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Well just figure your turns hardover to hardover and then go half away and see if your indicator is showing center. Then whip you a line on your wheel. With the spoke type wheel your key and sprocket may not be located in such a manner that you will end up with a spoke in the middle and upright. Of course if you got one made, you can figure all that into play when building it.
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