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Trying to mitigate drift of jon boat aft (14' Alumacraft)
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<blockquote data-quote="richg99" data-source="post: 425618" data-attributes="member: 4376"><p>Didn't know that you didn't have an engine back there. A home-made rudder is an easy thing to fabricate. I've done a number of them for kayaks.</p><p></p><p>I've attached a few pictures of the one that resides on my current yak (9 foot Malibu Mini-X). I used it yesterday to catch a couple of speckled trout!</p><p></p><p>Making the hinge was probably the most interesting aspect of it. I bought a Stainless-Steel-Bottle-Opener at Academy and modified it to accept a threaded sprinkler fitting. I inserted a very large galvanized nail as the pivot. A couple of stainless-steel-Eye-Hooks were driven into a block of hard-wood. The large nail was slipped into them. I did have to cut a piece of PVC tubing to tighten up the fit between the galvanized nail and the plumbing fitting.</p><p></p><p>The eye-hooks provided the connection between the rudder mount and the boat.</p><p></p><p>The rudder was a piece of aluminum that I bought at a scrap metal place. </p><p></p><p>The cross-bar which allows turning was an old golf shaft.</p><p></p><p>I ran small lines up front and just pull on them to change direction. Your son could add a cleat or other form of rope stopper to set the angle of the rudder. Nothing fancy would be required. </p><p></p><p>Let me know if I can help in any way.</p><p></p><p>richg99</p><p> </p><p>Atwood...bottle-opener</p><p><img src="https://assets.academy.com/mgen/13/10066713.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richg99, post: 425618, member: 4376"] Didn't know that you didn't have an engine back there. A home-made rudder is an easy thing to fabricate. I've done a number of them for kayaks. I've attached a few pictures of the one that resides on my current yak (9 foot Malibu Mini-X). I used it yesterday to catch a couple of speckled trout! Making the hinge was probably the most interesting aspect of it. I bought a Stainless-Steel-Bottle-Opener at Academy and modified it to accept a threaded sprinkler fitting. I inserted a very large galvanized nail as the pivot. A couple of stainless-steel-Eye-Hooks were driven into a block of hard-wood. The large nail was slipped into them. I did have to cut a piece of PVC tubing to tighten up the fit between the galvanized nail and the plumbing fitting. The eye-hooks provided the connection between the rudder mount and the boat. The rudder was a piece of aluminum that I bought at a scrap metal place. The cross-bar which allows turning was an old golf shaft. I ran small lines up front and just pull on them to change direction. Your son could add a cleat or other form of rope stopper to set the angle of the rudder. Nothing fancy would be required. Let me know if I can help in any way. richg99 Atwood...bottle-opener [img]https://assets.academy.com/mgen/13/10066713.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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