: Hello All,
: Well,I just finished the hull on a guillemot and turned it over to start the
: deck. It sure seems like this design has quite a bit of a skeg pinched at
: the stern. I've seen a lot of people post their concerns on the boat not
: tracking well but you sure wouldn't guess that handling characteristic
: looking at the skeg at the last 2ft of keel. Nick was just talking about
: the handling difference between the s&g and strip version of the Night
: Heron being because of the amount the keel was rounded over during
: fairing/sanding.I think I will try and keep the sharper line intact to
: maybe help tracking. Anyone have any experiences with that? Bye the
: way,does a guillemot lean steer and/or carve a turn very well? Just
: thinking out loud I guess.
: Kurt
Hey Kurt,

If you managed to keep the strips pulled up tight to the forms and achieved that "pinched" stern, then you probably will have it whipped. I think I'd still keep the keel kind of sharp till I saw how it handled. You can always round it later and re-seal it. I didn't do either on my wife's Guilly and it ended up being very responsive. Sounds like you're on the right "track".(pun intended)

Happy Building.

Charles.