Shipping Hobie Outbacks

Hi everyone,

I'm relocating soon across state lines, and using a moving company to move my furniture and 2 hobie outbacks. My friend with a hobie outback also recently moved and mentioned that the moving company smashed up his kayak's rudders. Now that I look at it I can see how that can happen, as the rudders are pretty fragile to load and impact, and they stick out from the kayak frame. Affordable office movers near me address company.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to either protect the rudders during shipping? Or, if theres an easy way to remove the rudders and then reattach them when my kayaks arrive to my new home.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions