Zenith 801 float water rudder retract handle mechanism

This is the handle that I set up to retract the water rudders on my zenith 801 floats. It locks over center, so all one needs to do is flip the handle over ...

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Comment by David J. Beaulieu on April 11, 2021 at 7:39pm

Dan, the pull cable comes through the floor and runs parallel to floor at a height of approx 1" to where I can reach it to release or secure in the catch cradle.

Comment by Daniel Niendorff on April 11, 2021 at 12:24pm
How did you do yours in the 750?
Comment by David J. Beaulieu on April 11, 2021 at 12:01pm

Nice!  Wish I would have had the room to do a lever similar to that in the 750.

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