Technical Series #05 - Surface Drives and Rudders

CMS Offshore Racing Crew Chief Gene Greber talks us through the surface drives and rudder steering on the two Marine Technology Inc offshore racing catamarans.

[@rgcoldworld5974]

You just taught me a lot in less than 90 seconds....

[@chanelkuini5883]

Wow emecing very pantastis

[@deven6518]

how does the rudder system fare in hard turns though? Im thinking surface drives to convert a high performance engine to an inboard because outboards don't have the figures im looking for at the high end. This is a personal side project. I like them but the steerable ones are heavy and dont take the input hp and rpm. Its intended for a monohull with a slight concave, and monohulls can turn very hard which is why i ask how they hold up