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Because It Always Helps To Have Something Push Us In The Right Direction

Rudders come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. They can be balanced, unbalanced, or semi-balanced, and vary depending on the needs of the vessel itself.
 
-Aspect Ratio: the ratio of the height of a vessel's rudder to its width
 
-Contra-guide: one type of rudder
 
-Pintle: the pin that holds the rudder in the gudgeon; similar to the bolt in a door hinge
 
-Gudgeon: the projecting lugs of the rudderpost which furnish support to the rudder; the slot or bracket that the pintle slides into to attach it to the vessel
 
-Rudder palms: the horizontal flat surfaces where the upper stock joins the rudder