Use for replacement parts or for custom rudder installations Does not include the Keepers Foot Brace Rails and Keepers Foot Pegs. This is also sold as a complete set, Keepers Foot Control Kit for Rudders, as seen in the photo. The Keepers Slider Tracks allow the Keepers Foot Braces to slide forward and back, pulling the cables and thus controlling the angle of the rudder blade. (Keepers Slider Tracks and Keepers Foot Braces are not needed when purchasing a rudder kit.) Tracks are 15 1/2 inches long by 1 ½ inches wide, bolt holes are 14 5/8 inches on center.
Prior to 2005 Perception used a narrower version of slide tracks that may have 3-4 screw holes each. This is the new wider version of the Keepers tracks and rails replaces the old version, in use since 2005. New tracks and rails are not compatible with older Keeper Rails, or older Keeper Tracks. This kit can be used in older Perception and Aquaterra kayaks with the the addition of the new version of the Keepers Rails (and you can re-use your older Keeper5 pegs. Contact us at link above for more info regarding replacement of older metal tracks.
The Keepers Slider Tracks are sold as one pair. (alternative part numbers 9800327 and 17010021) This kit includes a hardware pack, with screws and washers for mounting to the hull, as well as 2 copper swags and shrink tube for mounting control cables (cables are not included). Also comes with a special instruction sheet, a TopKayaker exclusive.
