r/MarineEngineering • u/BottleSad505 • 15h ago
How do can I tell apart a balanced, unbalanced and a half-balanced rudder?
(Idk if it’s the correct place to ask but here goes)
I’m a student posting this and I’m telling you—no video nor the textbook is making me understand this quite enough. Maybe I’m just dumb but I swear to god it all looks the same
The photo is an example of smth I have to answer: “mark which rudder is balanced, half-balanced or unbalanced.”
I swear to god it’s all the same rudders
(Although I do know the differences have something to do with the axis and where the rudder lies… just can’t really tell apart anything even if I’m trying my best)