stiff

I am curious as to the amount of force it should take to turn the rudder. The boat I have was on the hard when I got it and the rudder was very stiff. Have dropped the rudder and cleaned out alot of old caked grease and debris. Replaced the Rudder packing with new. 1/4" packing was to small, did...

Well, I'm happy to say I've closed the deal on the E26 that I've been asking questions about re: cockpit led reefing. I worked on the boat over the weekend and with the help of the previous owner measured for new sails. Today, I met with the sailmaker and those are underway. Attached are a...

Greetings, I have a 1981 Ericson 28+ with wheel steering, that has been very stiff, as in difficult to steer. Feels sort of like the steering lock is on but it's not? It has been this way since I bought it used, and I have just dealt with it till now. I am getting ready to haul the...

31 indepence stiff or not and please define the term stiff please