Kayak Rudder: How To Replace Rudder Detailed! 

It was a Phillips screw that the cable wrapped around

Hey thanks for your comment! There are a couple ways you can try, first you can use penetrating oil and try and tighten the bolt just to get movement and then loosen it. if that isn't working you can use a center punch and punch the bolt on the nut side and then drill the bolt out that way. Just use the same diameter drill bit as the bolt so you don't damage the plastic housing. Hopefully this helps.

1:15 you place your knot between the two holes on the Rudder so it catches either way you pull the rope

​@@chrisrippz 😮 lol, got it ty! I am installing a rudder from Navarre, so I have to look at both vids, yours mostly ..the deployment system is same and I found your vid immensely helpful especially the placement of the pulley system which would have been a horror until I found instructions on internet. Glad I found your vid immediately. I did do the unthinkable though...I had attached a wire to the cord and forgot secure it once I ran cord thru to disengage rudder, I messed around with pulley to make sure I had it in right position and realized I pulled the wire thru that its bitsy hole😢. 1/2 later with flashlight I realized all was not lost since it was wire & kinked at end, luckily it stopped before the worst happened. Ty again

Hey thanks for the response! Unfortunately I don’t remember but I would temporarily install it and test it. Hopefully that helps.

l finally got it figured out@@chrisrippz

Yes I had the cord pretty tight I also knotted it on rudder to catch the rudder on the way up and down. Looking back now paracord wouldn’t be my first choice to replace the cable because of the difficulty moving it up and down. But I will eventually replace it when it stops working.

If you take the bolt out of the center of the rudder to give you play with the plastic around the rudder. That will let you run the cord around to find the right spot around the rudder. Let me know if that helps you!

@@chrisrippz thank you I think I figured it out.

You can use a flat head to pry the cap off that worked best for me

Thank you! (I was worried about cracking it - but good to know that is what you did)

Not sure which bolt you are referring too? I have a list of tools needed in the beginning of the video 0:33

Hey thanks for the response! I wouldn’t say it works like a serpentine belt because the pulley doesn’t adjust to allow the cord on you have to feed the cord on either side of the pulley and pull it tight please refer to 2:30 on the video. When you get your cord around both sides and feed it through the outside of the of the kayak pull both sides of the cord tight and before you screw the anchor bolts down to hold the cord in place try moving the lever while keeping pressure on the cords with your hands. Hopefully that will help!

@@chrisrippz I have finally figured it out this morning. Didn't realized that the rope had came off the pulley. Thanks for your help and your video.

@@712LifePersonal Great! Glad you were able to figure it out

Thanks for the advice! What did you have questions on?