Know Your Kayak

Rudder Uphaul & Starport

  • Uphaul Rudder Up

    With the rudder in the UP position the lines lie beside the uphaul jam cleat.

    By grabbing the knotted line and pulling the line towards the back of the kayak the rudder will go down.

  • Rudder Down

    Pull the knotted line into the jam cleat tight and the rudder will stay down.

    Unhook the line from the jam cleat and pull the knot towards the front of the kayak and the rudder will come up.

  • Rudder Keeper Hook

    All our sea kayaks are fitted with a stainless steel and shock cord rudder keeper hook for ease of storage and transporting.

  • Starport

    Seen here with the keeper hook detached from the rudder is the Starport.

    Starports are very useful for holding a flag or navigation light, along with many other attachments.

Pedal/Leg Length Adjustment

  • Pedal Assembly

    The easy to adjust pedal assembly slides on these rails and notches into one of the spaces as seen here to suit your leg length.

  • Length Adjustment

    Adjust the pedal footstop by pushing on the clip shown here as you slide the pedal up or down the track.

    Push or pull the footstop from as close to the rail as possible.

  • Rudder Lines

    Yellow cord shows the line path on rail side of the pedal assembly, through the top of pedal from the rudder, back and under the footstop, not hooked up on anything to the bow front of the rail.

  • Angle Adjustment

    We set the tip toe pedal flaps at 90° on our assembly line.

    This reliable alloy adjuster allows you to increase or decrease the angle to suit you.

Different Sizes in Interface and Enigma Kayaks Explained

  • Low Volume 50-70kg

    The low volume kayak has 16-18mm less hull combined with the standard deck height.

  • Medium Volume 70-90kg

    The medium volume kayak has standard hull combined with the standard deck height.

  • High Volume 90-110kg+

    The high volume kayak has the standard hull combined with 16-18mm more deck height.

Barracuda Rudder Line Replacement

  • Join the new line to the old and draw the new rudder lines from from bow to stern through the rudder tubes using a small piece of masking tape.

  • Roll the tape as shown and draw the line carefully through, don’t pull too quick or too hard or you'll be starting all over again.

  • Assemble the rudder line as show, allowing a 20mm tag end. Don’t forget to put the heat shrink on the line!

  • Draw the rudder line tight in to the thimble prior to crimping.

  • Crimp the line ensuring that the line around thimble is tight.

    Did you forget the heat shrink on the rudder line before crimping.?

  • Tie a half hitch in the tag end. The easiest way to do this is shown here.

  • Now pull that knot up tight with a pair of pliers.

  • Smooth down the knot to feed the heat shrink over the knot.

  • Draw the heat shrink up as high on to the thimble as possible, twisting it seems to help.

  • A heat gun on low or a hair drier on high will set the heat shrink.
    DO NOT USE A NAKED FLAME It will melt the line.