Eoin dropped off my new large rudder for the profisha 525 yesterday morning so I fitted it up and I thought I would put up a bit of a review after getting to use it today
first it is a little deeper maybe 20 mm it has more surface area both forward and the rear and surprising it is also about half the weight of the std Stealth Item
so the first thing you notice it is really well balanced and the pedals were a lot lighter than I thought it would be ( I have paddled with another large rudder on a stealth and it was heavy to use )
a lot less rudder input is needed but it does turn better when pushed and coming in with a 45 deg head wind there is very little rudder input needed still
my guess it will be a weapon on runners down wind and in surf
for the Stealth guys it is a worth while mod - I'm really happy with its performance Eoin has done a very nice job of these
https://seasherpa.com.au/collections/ac ... er-upgrade
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Thanks for the write up Cheater, glad you are happy with it - we’ve had good feedback on them from Noosa too.
They will be the standard rudders for our new Xplora skis, but were designed to be retro-fittable to the Stealth skis too so two birds with one stone I’m just happy you are putting the old Stealth one in your wooden kayak, I’ll have to find a few more ways to add weight to it before the Gippsland Race
They will be the standard rudders for our new Xplora skis, but were designed to be retro-fittable to the Stealth skis too so two birds with one stone I’m just happy you are putting the old Stealth one in your wooden kayak, I’ll have to find a few more ways to add weight to it before the Gippsland Race
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Cheater we have just finished designing a dual drink holder for wooden kayaks,
Can I interest you in one?
Can I interest you in one?
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Dual drink holder needs to be supplied with CA glue so it can't slide or be removed!
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happyas wrote:Dual drink holder needs to be supplied with CA glue so it can't slide or be removed!
Or tied around seasherpas feet as concrete boots for some swimmerlng lessons
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??Seasherpa wrote: new Xplora skis,
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someone's ears just pricked uplaneends wrote:
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Lol i was thinking you could fill the aft section with concrete, but this newly designed cup holder would work wellSeasherpa wrote:Cheater we have just finished designing a dual drink holder for wooden kayaks,
Can I interest you in one?
shhh it's just a rumorlaneends wrote:??Seasherpa wrote: new Xplora skis,
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I’ll put something in the Sea Sherpa thread for you later Keith when I get home.laneends wrote:??Seasherpa wrote: new Xplora skis,
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I know right, I reckon they'd squeeze out an extra km/h or two if they were called something sick like "Sherpanator" or "Banjo Slayerz" insteadlaneends wrote:??Seasherpa wrote: new Xplora skis,