The After-Party

[svendawg]

Originally Posted by GregAndrew

I had my personal limit before 9 am. Then took a 1 hour break to wait for Tony to limp his broken kayak back in to where i was. And another hour to limp back to the beach. We did leave the fish biting out there. Btw, socks and stocking foot waders go very well together.

Tony
What happened to your kayak that made you have to paddle in. I know you carry a repair kit so it must have been more serious or unusual.
Is it something we should be looking out for

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by svendawg

Tony
What happened to your kayak that made you have to paddle in. I know you carry a repair kit so it must have been more serious or unusual.
Is it something we should be looking out for

Yeah Sven it was another broken rudder line...broke one in Gonzaga in june, Jorge broke one that Saturday, and I broke the other one sunday... I didn't have to paddle in, I just used my paddle to do my best to keep pointed in the right direction....for about 5 miles.

You should inspect your rudderlines every once in awhile, where the line comes in contact with the black plastic grommets under the rudder assembly cover. File down sharp edges/replace rudderlines when needed. Also always carry extra rudderline just incase.

Yeah mo' parts...mo problems...but I'll gladly live with it. I urge everybody to be prepared with tools and extra parts...you never know when it can save your ass or somebody elses ass.

[makobob]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

Yeah Sven it was another broken rudder line...broke one in Gonzaga in june, Jorge broke one that Saturday, and I broke the other one sunday... I didn't have to paddle in, I just used my paddle to do my best to keep pointed in the right direction....for about 5 miles.

You should inspect your rudderlines every once in awhile, where the line comes in contact with the black plastic grommets under the rudder assembly cover. File down sharp edges/replace rudderlines when needed. Also always carry extra rudderline just incase.

Yeah mo' parts...mo problems...but I'll gladly live with it. I urge everybody to be prepared with tools and extra parts...you never know when it can save your ass or somebody elses ass.

Tony it sounds like someone is going to get a fully rebuild Hobie, with spare parts kit when the 2015's come out on Friday as you trade up. just think, no repairs for a year!!!

[svendawg]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

Yeah Sven it was another broken rudder line...broke one in Gonzaga in june, Jorge broke one that Saturday, and I broke the other one sunday... I didn't have to paddle in, I just used my paddle to do my best to keep pointed in the right direction....for about 5 miles.

You should inspect your rudderlines every once in awhile, where the line comes in contact with the black plastic grommets under the rudder assembly cover. File down sharp edges/replace rudderlines when needed. Also always carry extra rudderline just incase.

Yeah mo' parts...mo problems...but I'll gladly live with it. I urge everybody to be prepared with tools and extra parts...you never know when it can save your ass or somebody elses ass.

Thank for the info Tony. I guess I should check out my rudder lines and get a spare rudder line in my repair kit

[roby]

Below are pics of Jorge fixing his rudder lines on Tournament Day while we were on the water.

Tony is coaching him through the process and of course videotaping the whole ordeal.