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Re: Other: Kayak rudder
By:Allan
Date: 8/16/2014, 9:52 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Kayak rudder (John Messinger)

Is it wise to have the rudder blade so strong that when it hits something hard enough, the part that fails is the part of the kayak where the rudder is mounted?

Every time you strengthen part of a system, something else becomes the weakest point. I like the idea of the weakest point being something that is easily repaired.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Kayak rudder *PIC*
ddaniels -- 8/14/2014, 5:06 pm
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
JohnAbercrombie -- 8/14/2014, 9:22 pm
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
ddaniels -- 8/15/2014, 11:40 am
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
John Messinger -- 8/15/2014, 4:26 pm
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
ddaniels -- 8/15/2014, 5:15 pm
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
John Messinger -- 8/16/2014, 6:49 am
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
Allan -- 8/16/2014, 9:52 am
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
ddaniels -- 8/17/2014, 6:24 am
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
Bill Hamm -- 8/18/2014, 12:31 am
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
ddaniels -- 8/18/2014, 5:18 am
Re: Other: Kayak rudder
Bill Hamm -- 8/19/2014, 12:59 am