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Re: Rudder mounting
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 2/27/1999, 11:18 am
In Response To: Re: Rudder mounting (Robert Woodard)


> The stern of my Guillemot is so narrow I'm a little leary the rudder would
> snap off with the least little sideways force. There isn't much there to
> drill in to. The pin is also long enough that it would stick out through
> the outer stem. It's too late for me to put a piece of hardwood in the
> stern 8^(

Personally, I would cut a couple inches off the end so you mount it back where there is more meat to drill into.

> These O rings are very tiny. A total of 8 and just slightly larger than
> the diameter of the plastic tubing.

The little O-rings may be gaskets for mounting the footbraces.

Messages In This Thread

Rudder mounting
Robert Woodard -- 2/25/1999, 5:23 pm
How about...
Robert Woodard -- 2/26/1999, 4:32 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Jason Steeves -- 2/25/1999, 8:58 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Robert Woodard -- 2/25/1999, 9:38 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/27/1999, 11:18 am
Re: Rudder mounting
Jerry Weinraub -- 2/25/1999, 8:05 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Jerry Weinraub -- 2/25/1999, 8:04 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Robert Woodard -- 2/25/1999, 9:40 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Jerry Weinraub -- 2/26/1999, 6:47 am
Re: Rudder mounting
Greg Sherman -- 2/27/1999, 4:47 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Robert Woodard -- 2/27/1999, 6:54 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Greg Sherman -- 2/28/1999, 2:43 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Robert Woodard -- 2/28/1999, 3:33 pm
Re: Rudder mounting
Jerry Weinraub -- 2/28/1999, 10:24 am
Re: Rudder mounting
Robert Woodard -- 2/27/1999, 6:54 pm