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rear end drifting, jon boat rudder?
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<blockquote data-quote="Butthead" data-source="post: 277484" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>If you want to take the cheap/easy road, get a wood paddle and an 8"-12" piece of 2x4. Slightly shave flat the side of the paddle handle so you can screw it into the middle of the long flat side of the 2x4. Use C-clamps to hold it to the transom. Should look something like this. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]41437[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The water pressure at trolling speeds is low enough that it should stay on easily, but even if you did hit something, it'll float since it's made out of wood. You could always screw a line into it and tie it to the handle. All together this project should cost you less than $15 even if you had to buy the paddle new. If you wanted to actually be able to turn the handle from side to side you could use a door hinge instead of screwing the paddle directly into the wood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Butthead, post: 277484, member: 637"] If you want to take the cheap/easy road, get a wood paddle and an 8"-12" piece of 2x4. Slightly shave flat the side of the paddle handle so you can screw it into the middle of the long flat side of the 2x4. Use C-clamps to hold it to the transom. Should look something like this. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Cheap rudder design.jpg"]41437._xfImport[/ATTACH] The water pressure at trolling speeds is low enough that it should stay on easily, but even if you did hit something, it'll float since it's made out of wood. You could always screw a line into it and tie it to the handle. All together this project should cost you less than $15 even if you had to buy the paddle new. If you wanted to actually be able to turn the handle from side to side you could use a door hinge instead of screwing the paddle directly into the wood. [/QUOTE]
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