Boone Dox ODC Rudder Upgrade?

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Originally Posted by JohnMckroidJr

Even with the guard piece up, my outback rudder seems to get scraped all the time. The beauty of being flexible polypropylene is that it can bend and absorb shock. If it were metal, I would be fearful that something else would get broken.

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?