In a message dated 6/14/2004 3:18:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kork4_at_cluemail.com writes: > 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). > Sorry about the late post to this topic. I was paddling in Alaska for two weeks. The problem I have to the rudders standing on end like the meat clever found on Easy Rider kayaks or the Smart Trac system is twofold: 1. Approaching the stern of that kayak with raised rudder in bumpy water can be very hazardous to you or your boat. 2. It seems as though the raised rudder will point the bow to the wind more quickly than one with the rudder lying horizontal to the deck. This seems to make it a rudder dependant boat in anything over force 2. Three cheers for sweeps and stern rudders!!! Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 24 2004 - 10:09:41 PDT
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