My suggestion is don't modify/replace the rudder. Spend your time paddling instead. Your paddling technique is more important than your rudder's hydrodynamic efficiency. >>I'm the happy owner of a Necky Looksha IV (yeah, it's the Tupperware version, but the price was right). The boat has a fair amount of rocker and with my fledgling skills and Texas winds, engaging the rudder is often necessary. The Necky rudder is a flat, blunt blade (probably about 1/8" thick) with no streamlining whatsoever. Obviously I will be working on my paddling technique to minimize use of the rudder; however, in the interim, what are the group's suggestions for modifying/replacing the rudder to increase hydrodynamic efficiency?<< ! ! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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