I am new to touring kayaks and have a couple of questions regarding the rudder cables: I have cord type cables on my sit on top kayak rudder and never had a problem with this cord breaking after 3 years of use and abuse. I just now bought a Perception Vizcaya and it came with stainless steel rudder cables and already they have some surface rust on some of the exposed sections. Which is the preferred system cord or stainless? Should this surface rust be a concern? I always rinse my kayaks in fresh water after a day on the water so they are taken care of. Should I be doing something to the cables like spraying them with Corrosion Block, etc.? Thanks *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Stainless seems to be the preferred method. Personally, I'm having pretty good luck with 600-lb spectra kite line. The good part about stainless is that rub wear isn't a consideration as it is with the spectra. The bad part is that loose ends and/or broken strands can inflict ugly cuts when you're groping around in the water. ----------------------- Pete Cresswell *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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