On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:45:26 EDT, DLOCPA_at_aol.com said: > I don't think there will ever be an end to the skeg vs. ruder debate. > It's personal preference. <snip> > One thing that rarely gets mentioned is that while rudders fail less often, > then can be more catistrpic. If a cable breaks its possible that you > will lose your foot pegs and your ability to brace will be compromised. I would > much rather deal with stern rudders and sweeps than no foot pegs. Certainly > properly maintained cables are reliable, but when sand and salt are > involved anything can happen. A 'decent' rudder setup has fixed pegs where either a portion of the pedal moves and controls the rudder, the whole foot pedal pivots on fixed peg, or there is a separate rudder control between the paddlers feet (basically a stick that is moved side to side to control the rudder). SealLine has pictures online of their fixed pedal rudder control. In their solution the heel is fixed and the toe section moves. http://www.seallinegear.com/smarttrack_footcontrol.asp It's a shame some manufacturers are still putting in sliding footpeg controls for their rudders. There are far better solutions. kirk -- Kirk Olsen kork4_at_cluemail.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 14 2004 - 15:17:10 PDT
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