Tom, I can't imagine how you ever got 2 holes 1 inch in diameter for the rudder on your plastic Sea Lion, but I believe you. If these holes are deep, maybe a half inch or more, I might try some marine sealant to fill them in. Then for back-up, do an end pour with more sealant. An end pour is when you stand the kayak vertically and pour material into the end. Your bolt, gasket and nut system is probably working well, but I imagine you are looking for a more aesthetic way to seal the holes. My question is why are you removing the rudder from the Sea Lion anyway? Use that darn thing and make life easier for yourself. A rudder isn't a bad thing! When someone gives me crap about using a rudder, I tell them they can suck on it, because chances are very high that I can out paddle, cross, storm, surf, roll, brace and scull that someone anyway. Duane http://hometown.aol.com/pirateseakayaker *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Sep 09 2000 - 23:07:31 PDT
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