Talk:Schilling rudder

This is first article I have written from scratch, circa 2005.

The information I have on the subject is limited, chiefly a scanned copy of an article for which I have no reference for (author and publication unknown) and some sketchy information available online, however all the details are as correctly reported from said article which appears inline with the very limited alternative information I have on the topic and will hopefully initiate some further knowledge to come forwards.

I successfully fitted our 58ft steam powered narrowboat (canal boat) with a schilling rudder as per that seen in the 'CAD image' within the article, fabricated using the information I have as contained within this article. Based purely on my own and other perception I can report that it appears to have improved the turning ability of the boat by 20-50% while shifting the steering performance in reverse to a point where the rudder can be used to successfully counter the effects of prop-walk and provide the ability to travel in a straight line in reverse.

Article slightly updated/improved/corrected - 2013.

dhutch (talk) 15:27, 8 June 2013 (UTC)