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Re: Seeking: Home made under the stern rudder
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/4/2008, 9:26 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Home made under the stern rudder (Reg Lake)

: Hi John,

: Yes to your post above. I was playing with the magnetic fin release system
: until it violated the KIS principal. I made improvements on it and can
: interchange it with my current system but don't.

: Your comments on steerable fins intrigue me because earlier today Tim N. the
: founder of Ocean Kayaks was describing a simple system that functioned
: with three cables and had the normal size skeg slot. I don't have a clear
: sense of how it works but I will see him again Tuesday and will give you
: an update if I learn more and he is ok with disclosing it.

: Best,

: Reg

Off and on I've played with that design too, getting the blade to self center is the trick. It's easier as I remember it to get the steering quadrant to center than it is to get the blade to center and since they are connected works fine. Still it's not nearly KISS.

Bill H.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Home made under the stern rudder
Belton Dykes -- 12/3/2008, 11:13 am
Any update, anyone?
Mihail -- 9/15/2009, 6:24 pm
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Phelps Holloway -- 12/16/2008, 8:50 am
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Larry C. -- 12/5/2008, 6:18 pm
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Terry Haines -- 12/7/2008, 4:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/8/2008, 12:56 am
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 12/3/2008, 7:22 pm
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Belton Dykes -- 12/4/2008, 11:18 am
Re: Seeking: Home made under the stern rudder *LINK*
Kent LeBoutillier -- 12/3/2008, 6:59 pm
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JohnK -- 12/3/2008, 4:35 pm
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Reg Lake -- 12/3/2008, 8:19 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2008, 9:26 am
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JohnK -- 12/4/2008, 5:24 pm
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JohnK -- 12/5/2008, 12:49 am
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Tom Raymond -- 12/8/2008, 2:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/9/2008, 1:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/5/2008, 10:01 am
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JohnK -- 12/7/2008, 1:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2008, 4:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2008, 6:05 pm
Re: Seeking: Home made under the stern rudder *Pic*
Reg Lake -- 12/3/2008, 12:59 pm
Under Stern Rudder Concept *Pic*
Reg Lake -- 12/9/2008, 8:28 pm
Re: Under Stern Rudder Concept
JohnK -- 12/10/2008, 10:50 pm
Re: Under Stern Rudder Concept
Reg Lake -- 12/12/2008, 1:39 pm
Re: Under Stern Rudder Concept
Alex Ferguson -- 12/10/2008, 4:51 pm
Re: Seeking: Home made under the stern rudder
JohnK -- 12/3/2008, 4:13 pm
Re: Seeking: Home made under the stern rudder *Pic*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/3/2008, 12:07 pm