Re: [Paddlewise] Rudder types?

I did have a rudder on my surfski made for me by Mark Edman from a
windsurfing fin.  It worked very well until the shaft broke after I had hit
it on rocks a few times (the collisions bent the shaft and I weakened it by
bending it back).  Couldn't get him to do it again after the first one
broke, and it's not the kind of work I would do myself.  Of course,
windsurf fins come in all shapes and sizes.

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> From: Kirk Olsen <kolsen_at_imagelan.com>
> To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Rudder types?
> Date: Thursday, April 02, 1998 1:02 PM
> 
> > Phillip Torrens pecked:
> > Anyway, in the last several years Feathercraft and similar thin, tall
surf
> > rudders have become pretty standard, especially on single kayaks.
> 
> Has anyone tried using a windsurfing fin for a rudder?  If so how did it
> work?  I had exchanged email with Alex Ferguson about this but don't know
> if he tried it.
> 
> Before I drilled a hole in one of my windsurfing fins I thought I would
> check...  I would love to get rid of the slab of aluminum plate
pretending
> to be a rudder on my surf ski.
> 
> kirk
>
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