EKOS Rudder- What to do?

[scubasteve95]

that is a nice rudder...looks like a quality piece...
also looks smaller then stock..hows she turn?
10.00 bucks that a steal..

[scubasteve95]

almost forgot,looks killer with the 540's

[FighterCat57]

eBay, you can search for more; this is the model; http://cgi.ebay.com/Aluminum-rudder-...#ht_1640wt_911

I caught one at auction quite a while back for cheaper. It's not an exact fit, you have to drill the holes on the transom closer together and nut the inside. Which can be done, but it's tricky getting nuts and washers inside the hull. I removed the servo and battery tray/Rx to do it.

It's the same height as the stock rudder.

[scubasteve95]

eBay, you can search for more; this is the model; http://cgi.ebay.com/Aluminum-rudder-...#ht_1640wt_911

It's the same height as the stock rudder.

stock is 95mm this one states 87mm
just wondering.
does look good but i need a water inlet.

[scubasteve95]

My EKOS rudder mount is very loose.The screws just thread into fiberglass.Theres no backing plate.So,my idea is to remove the mount and take to a local guy with a machine shop to see if he can or will make one out of aluminum thats a little thicker and make a backing plate for the bolts to thread into.A break away design would be ideal but I dont know of any as Im not very familiar with aftermarket hardware.

are you sure it goes in just fiberglass?
mine came stock with a thick metal backing plate....
i know this because i had to drill through it to mount
my new aeromarinerc rudder(with break-away).

[FighterCat57]

stock is 95mm this one states 87mm
just wondering.
does look good but i need a water inlet.

It's a little smaller, but turns the same as far as I can tell.

It's sharper and thinner, so should be less drag too.