Re: [Paddlewise] Rudder Analysis

Hi,

         "Rudder deployment" is an issue I have been re-thinking since last 
fall in Gig Harbor.  I have "pinned" or "locked" my pedals with ss 
bolts.  Still, the rudder can be deployed.

         Until I can get my body parts working together more smoothly, I am 
considering using my rudder as a "skeg-attached to the stern..." because in 
my case also, my left side seems to be better with fine motor control, 
while my right side, seems more powerful.

         Ideally I would not use my rudder simply because of it's placement 
and the lack of rigidity of the foot braces [if not pinned] would it seem 
to me, limit my ability to carve turns etc... as well as be vulnerable to 
breakage in difficult situations.

         Anyway it is something I am considering trying soon.

                 Take care,

                         Tom Weese [Bremerton] [NWK Pursuit]

At 01:58 PM 4/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Gerald Foodman wrote:
> >
> > Having done extensive trials of my GTS over several years, here is my
> > analysis of rudder use on this boat:
> > 1)...Somehow I am stronger on one side than the other and the rudder
> > enables me to get max power without thinking of corrective strokes.



>I once remarked to a poster who had gone on about how she didn't use a
>rudder and no one else needed to if they would just get the right boat
>and learn to paddle that she was an anti-rudder snob and might as well
>admit it. Her somewhat sniffy (to me) response was that pride had
>nothing to do with it. As you comment, I think it does for some people.
>
>Me, I keep it up until I can't paddle straight, then I use it.
>
>Steve


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