Warren,

You can mount a rudder block after the shells are bonded. Rudder is very good as a trim tab in difficult conditions. My wife likes the rudder too. She may use it as a crutch but she doesn't need 'shoulder tendonitis' crutches as a result. Check out the link below to see how I approach this on my kayaks. Vaclav

: My wife insists on a rudder on the Guillemot I'm just beginning to build. I
: am just laying up the strongback, and thought that it might be preferable
: to begin with the rudder in mind and alter the stern conformation at this
: point rather than bucking it off later.

: Has anyone any experience on this?