megigharbor
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The 1984 14.2 is the third sailing dinghy I have had, and the only one that didn't have a line on the rudder to raise it from inside the cockpit. I made a bracket that attaches to the rudder with a line going through the tiller head to a jam cleat on the tiller. Now to raise the rudder I just release the tension adjuster and pull the line and put it in the jam cleat to hold the rudder up-much easier than pulling up the rudder by hand and retightening the tensioner. The boat is almost ready now. woodwork is refinished, new hatch cover made, new bungee for centerboard, ladder installed, motor mount installed, masthead float made and installed. Just need to install line in jib so it can be lowered from the cockpit, and then it will be time to see if it floats!