> Has anyone here put a commercially built rudder on a guillemot? If so,
> Hi. I built a Guillimot last year, and have thought about installing a rudder. I am familiar with the rudder that newfound sells, and hesitated for the same reason - couldn't bring myself to hack up that beautiful stern.

I did see a commercial kayak with the same rudder system with a bracket that looked just right for the Guillimot - no hacking involved. I never followed up, but I think the Kayak is one of the major brands - saw it at Eastern Mountain Sports. Don't know if the bracket came from the kayak builder or from the rudder supplier - but I do think it would have worked perfectly. I also thought at the time that my metal working shop friend could have easily fabricated one from scratch. If you are interested, email me at bhhumphrey@mediaone.net and i will sketch out for you what I remember.

good luck.