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Originally Posted by Salty
I had that same thought. The rudder itself might be stronger, but I'm kind of worried about the pivot points, etc. taking the brunt of the impact instead. I have been running into some issues where the kayak won't track straight. Looks like the rudder has a slight warp to it- probably from dragging it through sand too much if I'm being perfectly honest... That's why I was starting to look in the first place. Maybe the best bet is to just get a stock replacement. Unless anyone else has any recommendations for something better?
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Having used only PA14's prior to the newer outbacks, even my scrapped up bent Outback rudder tracks better than my PA14 with a sail rudder. If Hobie could make 1 improvement on the newer outback rudder, I would wish that it could stop snagging my fishing lines. I tried filing the fwd top edge of the rudder to help lines slide clear when the rudder is pulled up and that helped a little.
On the PA, pull the rudder up while peddling and the line usually comes clear. Wish the same could be said for the outback. I have had to cut my line and lost fish on several occasions on acount of that rudder.