OK so some Paddlewisers never use rudders. This is for the rest of us. Problem: how to sail a Feathercraft K1 with a small Balogh Batwing sail. The Klepper standard rudder on my Aerius I worked well with the same sail. Now I'm trying to make the K1 into a practical sailor. The standard Feathercraft K1 rudder is much smaller and less powerful than the Klepper Aerius I setup. What would be the consequences of using a blade from the Feathercraft K2 rudder on the K1, perhaps shortened to approximately the same length as the K1 item? More generally, what is "wrong" with a larger rudder and how might these problems be dealt with? As an aside I always felt comfortable in busy seas with the Aerius I and its big rudder. The Feathercraft does not (yet?) provide that sense of control. Any ideas why? Thanks for the collective good advice. Richard G. Mitchell, Jr. Corvallis, Oregon *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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