> Then, tape the rear end of the kayak with masking tape, before > sawing off the extreme end, to avoid chipping the gelcoat. > > Take care to get the surface vertical and at right angles to > the length of the boat. Looks prettier that way! Steve Isaac at Watertribe has done this kind of modification, cutting the narrow tip off before installing Seaward rudder: http://www.watertribe.org/Magazine/2003_1January/IsaacGottaHaveARudder.asp > And I would use heftier bolts/screws in the two upper holes! I'm confused. Seaward bracket needs only 2 holes, so one would be the lower hole, and another one, respectively, "upper". *************************************************************************** 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 Sat May 12 2007 - 15:04:42 PDT
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