Rudder control is an important part of the new sailing system that I’m working on so I’m testing different brands right now and building my installation instructions.
Here I’ve got the Smart Track system with Toe Pilots on one kayak and the Seal Line system on another. There’s things I do and don’t like about each of them so I’m just gonna have to let them fight it out on the water and pick a winner.
I can already tell that I’m going to have to build my own custom install kits for sale in our store to upgrade a few of the components and save people trips to the hardware store.
This whole installation was about four hours of actual work (2 per rudder), but between trips to the store and screwing things up it took me about three days. I’m thinking that’s probably a pretty common experience so I’m thinking about building a mini course on my website with clear, comprehensive instructions for how to install both rudder styles AND also a Kajak Sport drop skeg.
I’d probably have to charge about $20 for these video instructions to pay for my time to build the course but they would probably save you at least a day of your time trying to figure out the install.
If I were to put together a video course and plan set for how to do this and charge 20 bucks for it, is that something that anyone would be interested in?
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