JohnAbercrombie
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More crickets chirping!
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JohnAbercrombie
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BTW, you may run into one disadvantage of rotomolded boats if you try swapping to a different rudder style. A glass boat is easy to change with epoxy, fillers and glass cloth. Not so easy with plastic.
You'll want to check out the various mounting options available for the SmartTrack rudder (or other rudders) - you might find something that will just bolt into place.
You'll want to check out the various mounting options available for the SmartTrack rudder (or other rudders) - you might find something that will just bolt into place.
JKA
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Down here in the Southern Hemisphere I don't know about the being cold bit; I was paddling last weekend and it was cooking!Only hearing crickets around here, LOL. What's everyone doing?? Hiding indoors, warm and dry, out of the rain? Nah—you're kayakers!! You love being cold and wet!
A couple of friends and I did a day trip around the Kaikōura Peninsula, on the NE coast of NZ's South Island.
The shore is limestone and mudstone which is much distorted, and it was further modified by a 7.8 earthquake in 2016 which caused uplift of up to two metres along 20 kilometres of coastline. Nearly ten years later the 'new' rocks are still obvious.
2016 Kaikōura earthquake - Wikipedia
Kaikōura is known for whale watching and the abundance of marine animals, however on this paddle we saw only a few NZ fur seals. The Māori name for them is kekeno, translated as "look arounds", which perfectly describes their behaviour.
Backed by the Seaward Kaikōura Ranges, rising to 2600 metres, the area is hammered by swells and weather from the Pacific and frequently a massive dumping surf makes paddling a no-go activity. But not this day: it was flat and inviting.
And hot!
SWriverstone
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Yep, already did—the WS rotomolded boats have a hole in back for a pin, and SmartTrack makes a rudder with pin that fits perfectly.
(I agree, I wouldn't want to have to be patching up holes that could leak.)
Mac50L
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I some how missed this thread, maybe the crickets didn't tweet loudly enough.
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Vertical stow blades - my first ones were like that back in mid 1980s.
The horizontal stow was designed by Don Currie 1992 and in production for a decade before the Finns supposedly "patented" it and a decade later the Yanks "patenting" it. Neither patent would stand up due to "prior knowledge". I made probably a couple of dozen or more of them for myself and Norski Kayaks.
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Steering - pedals, my first were hinged at the bottom but later the hinge was a little higher and in line with the ankle. The rudder-lines are fastened to the rudder and the fore bulkhead or a similar place. Again something Don Currie showed us and he thought it dated back to aircraft, possibly WWI. Moving the rudder pedals does not require adjusting rudder line length.
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Rudder Types
Kayak rudders can range from simple to complex. The Daggerboard rudder is relatively simple but Sea-Lect managed to incorporate over 70 parts on their version. See A comparison of rudders by Peter …
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Vertical stow blades - my first ones were like that back in mid 1980s.
The horizontal stow was designed by Don Currie 1992 and in production for a decade before the Finns supposedly "patented" it and a decade later the Yanks "patenting" it. Neither patent would stand up due to "prior knowledge". I made probably a couple of dozen or more of them for myself and Norski Kayaks.
Daggerboard Rudder
If a rudder extends well below the hull when you are in deep water, when you come ashore you need to be able to retract it. The most common form of retractable rudder is the Over-the-Stern type. Th…
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Steering - pedals, my first were hinged at the bottom but later the hinge was a little higher and in line with the ankle. The rudder-lines are fastened to the rudder and the fore bulkhead or a similar place. Again something Don Currie showed us and he thought it dated back to aircraft, possibly WWI. Moving the rudder pedals does not require adjusting rudder line length.
Rudder Pedals
Why adjustable pedals are needed on a kayak that is only paddled by one person can be answered by the question, do you always wear the same footwear? Personally I often go bare foot, wear thin or t…
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