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Surf Rudder Installation

(Sealskin 2000)

PACKAGE INCLUDES

·  Rudder Assembly
·  Rudder cable assembly (2)
·  V Block with closed head rivets, nuts

and bolts, washers

DIAGRAM A

Rudder cable
holes are
through this
strip

DIAGRAM B

Loop approximately 3/4" long

Swedge

Cable

Sister Clip

TO INSERT RUDDER CABLE SLEEVES AND STAINLESS STEEL 

RUDDER CABLES:

1

Have boat disassembled.

2

Placement of rudder cable holes is through strip on stern deck.

See diagram A. Make holes with a small 3/16" punch. Precaution:

protect hull from being punched — put a small cutting board

inside, under the strip.

3

The rudder cable runs through the black cloth sponson chamber

attached to the inside of the kayak skin.

4

Insert nylon rudder cable sleeve through stern deck holes so that

the cable ends appear through the sponson opening in the cock-

pit section. The stopped ends of the rudder sleeves should pull

tight against the deck holes, not through. Make sure cable sleeve

is to the inside of the sponson.

5

From the cockpit, feed the stainless steel cables through the plastic

sleeve so that the raw ends appear at the stern of the boat. Slide

one of the swedges on to the raw end, followed by a sister clip;

loop the cable back into the second hole of the swedge. Crimp

swedge tightly with vise grips so that the loop is secured. See

Diagram B.

6

LOCATION OF V-BLOCK:

This is done with the frame in the boat. 

V-block is to be centered over stern deck on the other strip. See

Diagram C. When blade flips up, it should rest in V slot of block.

Hold V-block in place, mark through the holes in the sides of the

block. Remove frame. Make holes with a small 3/16" punch as

was done in Step 2. Rivet or screw V-block from topside, attach-

ing aluminum washers to rivets inside of boat.

Mount 
V-block on
this strip

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DIAGRAM C

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