On 16 Jun 2004 at 23:29, Matt Broze wrote: > BTW, I applaud Seal Line for making a foot pedal > system that at least addresses the "no solid pedals to get leg power > into your stroke" problem that plagues most rudder systems. Seaward's pedals are now in their second (or later) revision and are mostly aluminum. I had their first (or at least an earlier) version in my old Solstice and I can say they are quite solid. The Seal Line are nicer looking and have more features (like adjustment of position with your hands instead of with your toes), but don't give me the warm fuzzies in terms of strength. Seaward's don't come with a rudder, so you can use them with any brand. > He didn't realize that there cannot be much subtlety when using a > rudder for control. I call them delayed feedback over-control > devices. As well, in chop, they have a nasty habit of lifting out of the water as a wave passes by. This results in a serious wiggle in the track as well. The shape of the stern can make this worse, too. Perception's Eclipse, Shadow and similar hulls hang the rudder off a useless stub of hull that leaves it airborne in any steep chop. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 17 2004 - 14:42:07 PDT
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