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From: Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca>
subject: [Paddlewise] Rudder mounting
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:34:36 -0700
Paddlewise paddling people:

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:

http://secure.seawardkayaks.com/ecbuilder/item177.htm

My other option is to get a universal bracket and add a pin-type rudder, 
such as these two products:

http://www.bearmountainboats.com/onlinestore/popup_image.php?pID=102&osCsid=eccb6280eb30daf2ffb0d5b38c100b4b

http://secure.seawardkayaks.com/ecbuilder/item170.htm

It also begs the question as to which rudder mounting scenario presents the 
least amount of drag in terms of the actual mounting hardware - not the 
rudder. The bolt on Seaward rudder depicted in my first option, while 
obviously the strongest, may impose less hydrodynamic efficiency due to the 
drag the mounting hardware presents to the water and the bulkier design. 
Anyone have experience between the two?

Doug Lloyd (who's wife is rudderless in Victoria) 
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From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Rudder mounting
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 21:51:59 -0700
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
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From: alex <al.m_at_3web.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Rudder mounting
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:55:38 -0700
>  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.

They are very similar.  Both are good. In FC the length of the pin is a
limiting factor - it will be difficult to replace with a longer one.
Seaward is using a regular 1/4" bolt, which can be made shorter or longer if
needed. Good thing about FC is that their baldes are hydrofoils, whle
Seaward is a plain aliminum sheet (anodized black), and this may cause some
difference in drag.  I also think that FC has a shorter gap between the
upper and lower hinge, than Seaward (which means that the latter will furrow
the water more often) - can't tell for sure, as Seaward is stored far from
my place.
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From: Mark Sanders <sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Rudder mounting
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 22:36:57 -0700
I while back, I saw one good reason to do a heavy duty end pour. A guy had
done that on his kayak, then drilled a hole straight through horizontally.
He used the hole to run an axle through for wheels for a built in cart. I
assumed he took them off to paddle, but just think of riding a wave and
doing a 'wheelie' onto a beach! Take that, Tsunami Rangers!!!

Mark

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> Paddlewise paddling people:
>
> 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:
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