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Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 6/11/2014, 11:33 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations? (Mike Bielski)

Most of those work by sliding the foot braces fore and aft, and you can't really paddle like that. The Sea-Lect are nice from a control standpoint. Easy to push, return-to-center, nice adjustment on the foot pegs.

Thanks for those thoughts, Mike.

I haven't 'thrown in the towel' completely; I'm still planning to DIY the foot boards/pedals. ;-)

I agree with your comments- sliding footpegs don't belong on any kayak IMO and just about all overstern rudders are just butt-ugly.

But on a touring boat, I really need something that will 'get out of the way'.

I just bought a commercial surfski and keeping that under-hull rudder in mind requires more attention than I've been used to....and I'm learning to stay away from those 'I wonder if there's enough water with this tide to get through there' spots on my regular paddles!
Also simple things like laying the boat on the beach aka rocks and gravel require a lot of care with that rudder stickin' out of the bottom.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/11/2014, 4:41 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
Etienne Muller -- 6/11/2014, 6:00 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/11/2014, 6:13 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/11/2014, 8:32 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
Mike Bielski -- 6/11/2014, 10:34 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/11/2014, 10:46 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
Mike Bielski -- 6/11/2014, 10:54 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/11/2014, 11:33 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
Bill Hamm -- 6/12/2014, 1:36 am
Commercial rudder comparo
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/12/2014, 10:04 am
Re: Commercial rudder comparo
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/12/2014, 12:29 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/13/2014, 8:39 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/13/2014, 12:46 pm
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Ralph Merriman -- 6/12/2014, 1:18 pm
Re: Commercial rudder comparo *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/12/2014, 6:09 pm
Re: Commercial rudder comparo
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/13/2014, 8:22 am
Re: Commercial rudder comparo
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/14/2014, 11:55 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/17/2014, 8:57 am
Re: Commercial rudder comparo *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 6/17/2014, 11:32 am
Re: Commercial rudder comparo
Robert Horstmann -- 6/19/2014, 9:14 am
Re: Commercial rudder comparo *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 6/19/2014, 3:30 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/20/2014, 8:02 am
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mick allen -- 6/17/2014, 6:46 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 6/14/2014, 5:58 am
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John Messinger -- 6/24/2014, 4:44 pm
Re: Commercial rudder comparo
Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/15/2014, 4:03 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
John Messinger -- 6/13/2014, 8:50 am
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/13/2014, 12:43 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/13/2014, 12:51 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/13/2014, 1:38 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
John Messinger -- 6/16/2014, 3:42 pm
Re: Other: Commercial rudder recommendations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/16/2014, 3:59 pm