10-09-2011, 10:09 PM | #1 |
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Rudder Install
Also, the Vectran line that comes with the kit is not long enough to rig both sides. I'm headed to westmarine in the morning to see if the have any in stock. Are there any alternatives that are more readily available? Must be abrasion/UV resistant and low stretch. |
10-09-2011, 10:37 PM | #2 | |
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10-10-2011, 06:21 PM | #3 |
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10-12-2011, 09:01 AM | #4 |
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I have not but I think its a great idea. I know the feeling of driving a car where your foot is on peddle but doesn't touch floorboard drives me nuts. I haven't installed a rudder yet but I can imagine it feeling the same way
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10-12-2011, 09:05 PM | #5 | |
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I got some input on, another board, basically saying that I may have to push the foot controls farther than my ankle can pivot. I'm gonna get some time on the water with my new rudder and see how much it will take to swing the it from lock to lock. |
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10-13-2011, 12:06 AM | #6 |
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if ya gotta go hard over, how hard is it to slide yer heal off the bottom peg? Most times you're probably just making small corrections or gradual turns anyway. I'm just a newb, & don't even have a rudder, but it doesn't sound like a problem to me, & I'd probably do it, if I could.
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10-13-2011, 09:52 AM | #7 |
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There are other rudders out there that act in that manner, pivoting off your heal, so it should work well.
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