Nick designs some very responsive, highly maneuverable boats. This does not seem to fit the taste of some.

It will give you a lot of feedback in your stroke. If you strokes are straight and even, you'll go in a straight line. It will make you a better paddler.

Some folks have glued a long, low-profile strip to the keel to help tracking.

Search on 'skeg guillemot' in the archives.

Shawn

: Unfortunately, my Night Herron does not track as well as I would like. Of
: course this was discovered AFTER I completed the boat, naturally. Any one
: have any ideas, on the installation of a skeg, and how. I would rather
: avoid a rudder, but a small permenant skeg might be the best option.

: Thanks in advance.