Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

kick-up rudder

Spanish translation:

timón elevable/abatible

Added to glossary by Adriana Penco
Oct 18, 2007 15:07
16 yrs ago
English term

kick-up rudder

English to Spanish Other Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Hello!

I'm looking for the translation of this nautical term: “'kick-up' rudder”. This is the context I have:

The chat in the workshop container today centered around the different solutions that each team have come up with to the 'kick-up' rudder problem.

Many thanks on advance!
Proposed translations (Spanish)
5 +1 timón abatible
5 timón de pedal
Change log

Oct 22, 2007 21:27: Adriana Penco changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/113888">Mireia Gabernet Vives's</a> old entry - "kick-up rudder"" to ""timón elevable""

Proposed translations

+1
3 hrs
Selected

timón abatible

Kick-Up - Describes a rudder or centerboard that rotates back and up when an obstacle is encountered. Useful when a boat is to be beached. http://www.sailinglinks.com/new_page_7.htm

http://www.davidmas.net/CATALOGO05.pdf
Timón abatibe.
- Rápido mecanismo. Fija automáticamente
el timón arriba o abajo con un simple golpe
de muñeca.

Peer comment(s):

agree Cristóbal del Río Faura : Abatible, naturalmente. No elevable.
3 days 19 hrs
Gracias, Cristóbal.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muchas gracias! Te doy los puntos porque me parece la mejor respuesta. No obstante, al final opté por otra opción: timón elevable. Saludos!"
16 mins

timón de pedal

Es lo que se me ocurre, es el método de gobierno de ciertas lanchas o catamarans de recreo, en lugar de tener una rueda de timonel.
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