Kraken Rudder

Hi All,
I recently got a Jackson Kraken and so far I am supper stoked with it.  Took it out for the first time last Sunday at Pigeon Pint Light House.  Good times but I noticed it was in desperate need of a rudder.  Looking on line they seemed a bit expensive and well easy to make, so I made one.  Started out searching designs on line and started drawing up some plans in Auto Cadd.  First I decided to cut a prototype out of ¼” ply wood with a CO2 laser, here is my prototype with a few different rudder shapes, made up a “fish tail” one for fun. 

Took it home and did some measurements and made a few changes and then cut it out of stainless and aluminum with a CNC plasma cutter, grabbed some stainless screws etc… and here it is.  Waiting for some stainless cable and then I will get the foot pedals set up it in the next day or so.

Sweet job! Nice to have some good skills! Beats spending the high price they want for these

Looks great.

I'm certainly not advocating buying a rudder kit, but it's buying all the tools that's the really expensive part.  That will be a hard sell for the wife.

Apart from the personal pride and enjoyment of the project, it's probably only cheaper if you have easy/free access to a CO2 laser, CNC machine, and plasma cutter.

Nice work -- what'll it take to get you into production for one?

Cheers,
Brad

Looks great.

I'm certainly not advocating buying a rudder kit, but it's buying all the tools that's the really expensive part. 

Luckily I'm a shop teacher so my school shop has all the toys I need!!   

Luckily I'm a shop teacher so my school shop has all the toys I need!!   

 

Mad Skills!
Awesome job, I like it!

Awesome work!! Wish I would have thought of that for my Kraken.
Cheers!!

That is awesome!!! Way to go bro! It would take a lot of time for a diy guy to do this. Even without all the computer driven stuff, you would still need to have a plasma cutter, a TIG, a milling machine and drafting skills. Not to mention the  fabrication and math skills to make  it happen. Stainless can be a PITA to work with. Mad props on the job! Looks great!

Luckily I'm a shop teacher so my school shop has all the toys I need!!   

 

LMFAO. Too funny now I have my own meme. Thanks for a good laugh!!

Thanks all. Love do diy everything. I would make a kayak but a roto molder set up is a little cost prohibitive! 

I'll let u know how it works on the water.