: I have two questions about a rudder I am building. First: If we are coating
: the resin on the kayaks themselves with varnish, should we also coat the
: rudder? built using Vaclav's method with carbon. And second: has anyone
: ever done a rudder deployment and retract line going through the deck like
: the controls?

First question, yes, you need to protect the resin from the UV, the reason for the varnish.

Second question, where would you run the control to? If it's under deck and you wear a skirt there's no way to access the control, without popping the skirt, iffy in rough water.

Bill H.