Beaverton, you're right--that Dirigo one-foot steering was a prime example of a first-class Bad Idea that never should have made it onto the production boats. But maybe it seemed like a great way to separate Dirigo from the competition. Did you go to two-feet steering like I did? Or get rid of the rudder entirely? Did I mention that I replaced the seat back with a backband (from Wilderness Systems); it greatly improved comfort.