Toggle bolts? Did you go through the deck and bolt on that way? NPENNEY offered some ideas that I have already explored. I just expect better hardware from the mfr of the rudder and CLC. I know that Feathercraft supplies cable thimbles and a secure attachment system for the pedals because my friend and I just installed it on his Necky. So why should the CLC Feathercraft rudder come without the hardware?

The price of $179 is not the issue. It is the poor quality of the hardware and sloppy connections for a boat that I built. I would not build it sloppy so why should I accept poor or lazy hardware for the installation? That is what the $179 was for. To get something that is right without spending hours searching for the tiny part to make it right. I would rather be paddling and finish the boat. After carefully building the boat I really don't like making do on the rudder mount. The boat is not thrown together so why should the rudder? I think car parts stores sell the part and do not send you searching through specialty stores . Brian

> I had the same thoughts when I purchased my rudder "kit"
> from CLC.

> I found that ACE Hardware sold swagging clamps for the cable
> and it came with inserts for the ends of the plastic cable case to
> eliminate wear.

> For the rudder block, I did not epoxy. I used toggle bolts. Not
> the greatest set up, but so what if I need to replace the bolts every
> couple of years?

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