Doug Lloyd wrote: > My wife would like me to add a rudder to her kayak. There is currently > no hardware for mounting one. I'm trying to decide between doing an end > poor and bolting on a rudder, such as this model: Doug, Don't see much difference in drag whichever way you go. The end pour method demands a hole all the way through the yak, doesn't it? And the bolt-on method makes use of whatever structure there is in the stern. It might hinge on how much there is back there currently. If not much, then you'll have to do at least a small end pour to give the bolts something to go through. I would not trust a rudder mounting to bolts held only by the skin of the boat. After that, I suspect other aspects of the rudder might be determining. I like the Feathercaft rudder for reliable deployment and trouble-free operation, but have no experience with the Seaward models. They might be as good, or better. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 May 10 2007 - 21:52:15 PDT
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