[quote=jonathan162]Not trying to go off on a tangent, but...
The original 18 rudder mechanisms were evil. That's why they got replaced. They'll work properly for [i]years[/i], then one day you'll hit something and instead of kicking up the lower castings will just shatter, regardless of how well you cared for them. And as much as you stare at them after that, you can never quite manage to figure out how they ever worked in the first place, because the vectors are all wrong and there's just no reason for that roller to have ever ramped out of the lock. I can't tell you how many of those things I've seen blown. Any 18 that still has them is simply a failure waiting to happen, and then you and the boat are SOL until you can track down a used set of the new version, because I don't think Hobie supplies them anymore, and if they do they'll set you back half the cost of your boat.[/quote]
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