By using the Darwin Effect? Remove the "lily dippers"?
Maybe it has nothing to do with safer kayaks. Maybe leave it on the land, about as safe as possible. Safety is knowing how to kayak safely. Know...
Ahh, decklines, the "seatbelts" of kayaks. How many car drivers don't wear their seat belts? How many commercial kayaks don't have decklines?...
Maybe the question should be asked of a prospective kayaker, "Why do you want to go on the sea?" The second question, "Why do sea kayakers...
Cynic :-) I've always done that (made everything myself). OK a "slightly batty paddler". :-)
And I'll admit that can be a problem. And a pencil. Of 2 possible times I nearly needed a compass it was fog coming down and then clearing just...
What!!! No sextant? What's the world coming to? Personally, a chart or map and a compass. The compass has almost been needed 3 times in 30 years...
JKA, you are rude :-) :-) Rudder cables, if metal they can and do fatigue (seen it happen). If Spectra / Dyneema (2 mm dia.) is used they don't...
Why were they doing it in a high current area? "struggling in the strong current under a bridge"
New thread? "Not my fault." he says throwing his hands in the air. YES, to new thread to, hopefully be "find-able" (you like that word?). The...
Cowboy scrambles - having an athletic, gymnastic daughter who tried numerous times to do that in dead calm conditions and failed, I'd suggest...
DIY rudders and DIY rudder pedals is the only real way to go though you can buy rudders cheaply from China. This type of rudder -...
Mick has fairly well covered what is wrong with the rudder in question. Not good engineering, flimsy bits holding it together. There is also the...
And the rudder was designed by a sacked Boeing engineer? I'd be hard pressed to see any worse design than that. The design I now use (since early...
Though not North America, there is the "What if someone else reports?" Maybe something to think about -...
Half a century old, definitely a youngster. Note that with the "gas pedal" full foot style pedal, hinge level in-line with the ankle (above the...
Adjusting rudder-line length - On my most regularly used kayak, just aft of the pedal position webbing clamp is another one which clamps the...
Very well done John. A note, hold your leg up and bend your foot back and forth. See how the heel comes back as the toes go forward? Hence my...
Make your own rudder pedals if you can use a hand saw, drill and a screw driver - https://canterburyseakayak.wordpress.com/rudder-pedals/ Yes,...
"I wonder if it's possible to have a 270 rotator with a rod deploy/retract? The rod would probably break when the rudder was turned I guess."...
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