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I have a Ride 135 and do a lot of fishing on river and such but havefound that turning the thing is like driving a barge down thewater...would a rudder be any benefit in navigating rapids/currents…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael J Young Oct 26, 2010.
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Michael J Young replied to Andrew Haga's discussion Using a rudder in rivers for turning"A rudder is very helpful on a Ride 135. Not only does it help with turning in tight places but helps with the wind cock you can get with crate and cooler in the tank well. The rudder is great when your paddling needs to be concentrated on…"
Bill Schultz commented on Andrew Haga's blog post Use a Rudder on Ride 135 in rivers???"I'm not a river guy as much as lakes, but if it were deep enough the rudders are great for helping with turns."
Michael Daugherty replied to Andrew Haga's discussion Using a rudder in rivers for turning"Having a rudder hanging down in rapids sounds like a bad idea but I have seen people try. There's too much risk of bending/breaking the rudder since it's bound to contact many rocks along the way. The Ride like many sit on tops tends to…"
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I have a Ride 135 and do a lot of fishing on river and such but have found that turning the thing is like driving a barge down the water...would a rudder be any benefit in navigating rapids/currents and what sort of damage could/would the rudder undergo...Have learned to turn the boat without one but was wondering if the rudder would make life easier...thank you for your time and consideration.
Andrew Haga posted a discussionUsing a rudder in rivers for turning
I have a Ride 135 and do a lot of fishing on river and such but havefound that turning the thing is like driving a barge down thewater...would a rudder be any benefit in navigating rapids/currents andwhat sort of damage could/would the rudder undergo...Have learned toturn the boat without one but was wondering if the rudder would makelife easier...thank you for your time and consideration. See More
Andrew Haga posted a blog postUse a Rudder on Ride 135 in rivers???
I have a Ride 135 and do a lot of fishing on river and such but have found that turning the thing is like driving a barge down the water...would a rudder be any benefit in navigating rapids/currents and what sort of damage could/would the rudder undergo...Have learned to turn the boat without one but was wondering if the rudder would make life easier...thank you for your time and consideration.
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Use a Rudder on Ride 135 in rivers???
I have a Ride 135 and do a lot of fishing on river and such but have found that turning the thing is like driving a barge down the water...would a rudder be any benefit in navigating rapids/currents and what sort of damage could/would the rudder undergo...Have learned to turn the boat without one but was wondering if the rudder would make life easier...thank you for your time and consideration.
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