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another rudder assembly

Posted By: mike allen
Date: Thursday, 6 May 2004, at 11:58 a.m.

In Response To: can't find article but.... (Randy Knauff)

: blades do catch more wind while up, which is most of the time.

well randy, do you think approach'll catch any wind or anything else????

http://www.riotkayaks.com/explore/popup/powerdrive.htm

'least it doesn't seem to have a skeglike protrusion in front as well.(hehe)

: I used a skegged kayak last week for the first time and liked it a lot. May
: put one on one one of my homebuilts instead of a rudder.

what abt mocking up that rudder you were saying that martin leonard had?

-mick

Messages In This Thread

Rudder Design Parameters?
Paul Jacob -- Monday, 3 May 2004, at 11:57 a.m.

can't find article but....
Randy Knauff -- Monday, 3 May 2004, at 1:31 p.m.

Re: can't find article but....
Andy Waddington -- Tuesday, 4 May 2004, at 10:18 a.m.

Re: can't find article but.... *LINK* *Pic*
Peter Robinson -- Wednesday, 5 May 2004, at 10:24 p.m.

another rudder assembly
mike allen -- Thursday, 6 May 2004, at 11:58 a.m.

Re: another rudder assembly
Randy Knauff -- Thursday, 6 May 2004, at 12:56 p.m.

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