Hey All.
I paddle a Nelo 520 in the open lake Ontario. This time of the summer and especially this year we get a lot of vegetation debris floating around. So the net result is the areas of confused changing swell and rebound with crap that wants to wrap around my vertical stock nelo rudder. Not a particularly happy combination.
I am looking into an idea of a better rudder for this situation.
I.e. something that is angled for weeds but not too small as in a small marathon rudder you would use in calm conditions.
520 is a stable and agile boat so I am ok losing some of the handling characteristics of the stock rudder as long as this loss is somewhat reasonable.
So, thoughts on specific rudders?
Something from DK perhaps?
Thank you
I paddle a Nelo 520 in the open lake Ontario. This time of the summer and especially this year we get a lot of vegetation debris floating around. So the net result is the areas of confused changing swell and rebound with crap that wants to wrap around my vertical stock nelo rudder. Not a particularly happy combination.
I am looking into an idea of a better rudder for this situation.
I.e. something that is angled for weeds but not too small as in a small marathon rudder you would use in calm conditions.
520 is a stable and agile boat so I am ok losing some of the handling characteristics of the stock rudder as long as this loss is somewhat reasonable.
So, thoughts on specific rudders?
Something from DK perhaps?
Thank you