Check out our instructional video below.

Installation of the steering handle is quite easy if you follow these simple steps.

The only tools you will need are a Philips head screwdriver and your cord-cutting tool of choice.

Instructions:

1. Choose which side you want to install your handle on – left or right
2. Run the cables from the middle of the boat to the rear through the cable routing tubes. If the cords get stuck, try attaching tying on a piece of 40lb monofilament to one end, feeding the mono through first and pulling your cord through. Repeating for both top and bottom cable runs
3. Tie the cable to the rudder with a loose overhand knot (you will be retying this knot so do not make it too tight, it is just a placeholder)
4. Take the steering handle and wrap the cable coming out of the top tube over the handle and back under. Then push the cable through the eyelet and tie a knot so it cannot slip back through
5. Now take the bottom cable and wrap it under the handle and around to the top tying it off through the eyelet like you did previously
6. Using your screwdriver, screw the handle onto the side of the hull being careful that the cables stay in place
7. Untie the knots you tied on the rudder and pull them tight making sure the steering handle is straight up and down. Then retying each one with a barrel knot to ensure that they do not come loose
8. Double-check to ensure that the handle moves the rudder in both directions with ease. When you are happy with the range of motion, go ahead and cut the excess cable off. If you need to adjust it, just untie your knot, and pull more on the cables or loosen it up, before re-tying it and cutting the excess
9. Using the black set screw on the steering handle you can adjust the tension. Now is a good time to set this – stiffer steering will be more responsive, and looser steering will be a bit more forgiving.

That is all there is to it. Go hit the water and have full control over your kayak!