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Originally Posted by kerry
Did they? Not sure myself. Would it have been possible to drop the worst rudder out of the boat and attempt sailing with the remaining rudder? Could a jury rigged rudder be made for a boat that large? Must have been a tough decision to abandon a new boat.
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It's hard to "drop the rudder" as the rudder post is what fills the hole created for the rudder. Without the rudder there is a hole the size of the rudder post in the bottom of the boat. Better to leave it there and freely swinging. The other rudder was badly bent- which means steering ability was seriously diminished. No electrical power (which means manual bilge pumping only), seriously compromised steering, serious leaks in multiple areas, one engine on a catamaran and in the open ocean not able to make land... time to abandon ship while within rescue reach is IMPO.