The installation of the rudder on a Riot Polarity 16.5 tandem kayak is pretty straight forward following these steps and by watching the video below. Tools: Star head screwdriver (or star head bit for your drill) Small pliers or wrench for tightening ...
In this brief article we show you how to re-align a mis-aligned or slightly crooked rudder bracket / rudder mount. You can also download this as a document (see link at bottom of page) to print out and refer to as well below.
We show you in this video how to use the bungee loop to secure your rudder in place when not in use or when transporting your kayak (so as not to damage your precious rudder). Use the pull tab on the bungee to loop it overtop of the rudder to secure ...
For a sticky rudder issue, when the uphaul and downhaul rope is very hard to pull, the best fix is to replace rope with smaller diameter rope such as 3mm or 4mm nylon rope. Hope that helps,
Skeg – A skeg lowers into the water along the axis of the kayak, improving the straight-line tracking of your kayak in certain conditions, but has no ability to control directional changes. Rudder – A rudder helps straight-line tracking, but being ...