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Re: Controlling weathercocking
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 9/25/2003, 5:33 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: design question on weathercocking (Dave Houser)

Dave--

I agree that all of the options you present will have an effect in the desired direction. If I had to choose one, I'd choose the skeg (even though it's against my religion, but that's another story) because the paddler can adjust it themselves while they are on the water.

Mike Scarborough
Friendship Kayak

Messages In This Thread

Other: design question on weathercocking
Fred Williams -- 9/24/2003, 3:31 pm
Re: Other: design question on weathercocking
Dave Houser -- 9/25/2003, 4:14 pm
Re: Controlling weathercocking
Mike Scarborough -- 9/25/2003, 5:33 pm
Re: Controlling weathercocking
Dave Houser -- 9/25/2003, 11:28 pm
Re: The Anti-Skeg
Mike Scarborough -- 9/26/2003, 9:25 am
Re: The Anti-Skeg
Brian Nystrom -- 9/26/2003, 1:48 pm
Re: The Anti-Skeg
Dave Houser -- 9/26/2003, 11:43 am
Re:weathercocking
Mike Scarborough -- 9/24/2003, 4:11 pm
Re:weathercocking
Dave Houser -- 9/25/2003, 4:36 pm