rudder pedal?

Anybody who has a rudder on their kayak.  Is their suposed to be somthing to hold the pedals forward when in transport.  I just instaled a fether craft rudder on my extreme And it didnt come with any directions and most directions that I could find online wernt very detailed in some respects.  I tryed it out for the first time yesterday and it worked well but in transport the peddwls slid back And I was woried that it would cause excess ware on the cable.  I asked my boss and he said his rudder has bungies to hold them foward.  Bungies would also keep it centered when my feet were off the pedals.  What do you guys think.

The Feathercraft setup doesnt have anything to do it, and for the most part it seems to work out fine.  Others, like Cobra's own does.  Cobra uses a bungee that hooks to a small adjustable strap so you can accomdate readjusting the pedals for different size people.  If the bungees get too much preload it can add a lot of effort to steering.

Hey Patrick,If I understand what your saying, On my yaks with rudders It's just a matter of securing the rudder with the strap provided. If the rudder is secured there shouldn't be any stress on the cables during transport.

No its not the actual rudder rickey. The rudder is held firmly in place but the foot pedals both slide back in transport causing a loop in the cable near the rudder I over time the looping and straightning of the cable will eventuly cause wear in the cable.  Probably not in my lifetime but it is just a pet pive of mine.

patrick, I have a well used scupper pro. the steel cables have almost worn through one of the
holes in the aluminum rudder plate. And actually the cable was down to one strand, I had to
shorten it and put a couple heavy duty snaps in there as a band-aid.

So I do think that your point about wear is somewhat valid, especially at cable to rudder connection
points, but I don't think the issue will be the cable itself unless it rubs on other metal.
But sounds like a little bungie will set your mind at ease and keep those
pedals from moving around during transport.

If we ever meet up and I still have this kayak, check out my rudder for the kind of wear that
can happen. Ideally there would be some delrin bushings or something there to handle the
friction and wear.

j