Water Sealant or Paint

[Jim]

Clamp for a rudder in the rear

Whats the rudder for?

Supposedly it tracks better.

 

[ACarbone624]

My brother picked up a crawdad last year for $350 I think. Not a bad boat. Only thing he did to it was add a fishfinder and transom trolling motor.

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[Captain Ahab]

Once again - I apologize in advance and understand that you are not asking for this. I am out of control and need professional help!

A rudder is a device used to steer ships, boats, submarines, aircraft, hovercraft or other conveyances that move through air or water. Rudders operate by re-directing the flow of air or water past the hull or fuselage, thus imparting a turning or yawing motion to the craft. In basic form, a rudder is a flat plane or sheet of material attached with hinges to the craft's stern, tail or after end. Often rudders are shaped so as to minimize hydrodynamic or aerodynamic drag

 

[ACarbone624]

Thanks for that. I understand what a rudder is/does. I didn't know what purpose it had if you are using a bow mount trolling motor

Maybe a sail powered crawdad! :lol:

 

[Popeye]

I would imagine that if you had a fixed rudder on the back and used a trolling motor up front it will help keep the boat tracking straight. Without one, if there is any wind it would cause the boat to slip and slide more and you could actually be going "sideways". That thing is very flat bottomed and other boats with a keel (vee) don't have that problem. I'm sure you've seen cars driving down the road where the rear tires don't follow the front tire tracks? Same thing here. Dog tracking is one term I've heard used to describe that effect.

 

[Captain Ahab]

Dog Tracking:

 

[Popeye]

Sometimes I feel that some people have way too much time on their hands and spend waaaaayyyyy too much of it at the computer. :lol: :lol:

 

[Captain Ahab]

Sometimes I feel that some people have way too much time on their hands and spend waaaaayyyyy too much of it at the computer. :lol: :lol:

YES!

I need to go fishing!

 

[Popeye]

How's the ice out that way? All of ours has melted and I'm waiting for it to refreeze for some ice fishing. I just oredered my underwater camera and am waiting until the 15th (so I can use my military discout) to go to BPS and buy my fishfinder

 

[Waterwings]

...(so I can use my military discout)...

Huh :shock: . Dang, I thought that just applied to Active Duty. Guess I better start perusing the catalog now that I've finally rec'd it

 

[Popeye]

I don't know if you can use the 10% military discount on catalog orders and at least at the BPS in Gurnee it can only be used from the 15th to the 21st of each month.

I stopped by BPS to activate my preferred card and asked if I could use the Mil Disc on electronics and was told no. So I decided since I didn't have a need to wait I would get my flasher. They were out of the model (Showdown) that I wanted and as I was talking to one guy another saleman said that I should just wait a week because whoever bought the last one would be returning it just like everyone else that has bought one. Seems they last a use or two and fail. Guess I just need to bite the bullet and step up to a MarCum flasher. (DAM, DAM, DAM)

 

[Waterwings]

Thanks for the info .