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06-06-2008, 08:26 PM
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Guerro Grande
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston, TX
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OEX sells the Crack of Dawn rudder for the X-Factor.
http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/...ounting/Detail I've got a FeatherCraft on my X-Factor and I'm very happy with it. http://kayakfishingstuff.com/Merchan...oduct_Code=FCR
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06-06-2008, 09:28 PM
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Location: Long Beach / Lakewood
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On the times when the pedals have failed or the pedals were in the shop. Paddling I always keep the rudder down.
Definitely agree that it tracks way better which obviously results in less course corrections.
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06-07-2008, 04:14 PM
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Location: Temecula, CA
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Backing in landings
I often back the Extreme in when landing in surf, as it is much easier to control, the flat bow has the boyancy of a log, so it goes into waves with more control. I wonder if the rudder is going to survive, as the tail of the yac occasionally strikes bottom.
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06-07-2008, 06:20 PM
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Guerro Grande
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You should definitely pull up the rudder if you back in through the surf. The last thing you want to do is jam the rudder and strip out the threads for the mounting bolts. The Feather Craft rudder is aluminum and it can handle scraping the sand on a forward landing. I don't think I'd try that with a plastic rudder.
You don't really need the rudder once the wave starts lifting your stern. At that point the wave overcomes whatever rudder control you might have. If you leave the rudder down, the best thing to do is just center the rudder and control by bracing.
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