
I have the Advancedframe convertable and predominately sail in coastal chop and sea breeze and usually with my daughter. I'm a fit 54yr beginner sea kayaker really. I find it very prone to taco-chirping (that's ok) but heading into wind is an issue- especially when there are swells to deal with also
First thought was Backbone but:
a) Comfort is important and one of the things we both love about the IK. Some people clearly hate the BB.. others say its ok and they don't feel it if the floor is right or ok if they put stuff under the seat. Which it is?
b) We are around rocks - punctures are more of risk with the BB?
c) We sometimes come in on swell to the beach. The rigid pole is an issue?
So Rudder then:
a) Solves the tracking issue (I assume)
b) Still comfortable but
c) you kinda need to commit to 1 or 2 man operation with rudder or fiddle around connecting different cables-- is this hard? (Anyone managed to set up cable lenghts for forwarding steering but dress the excess cables in loops or something on the back deck perhaps when bringing the pedals back to solo, central position?
Or Dropstich?
a) Solves flexing but not so good for tracking which is one of the main issues i'm finding in wind and sea;
b) Hard on your bum. What do people do about that? Is dropstich floor + original floor an option for comfort?
Maybe Dropstich + original floor +rudder is almost the ideal- but also very expensive.
Help!
