The strips are more like 5/8", so the skeg's a little smaller than you were thinking. In this pictures, the spacer blocks that separate the two sides of the trunk are 3/4"x3/4" - should give a better indication of scale. The full length of the skeg blade is 12 inches. I estimate it extends out of the trunk about 7 inches when fully deployed.

Ross

: Ross, Do you think a skeg needs to be as large a square areaas yours appears
: to be? (assumes 3/4 inch strips) I'm starting one for my next kayak and
: probaly was about 1/2 that area. Now I'm wondering if I'm large enough.
: Earl