: Thanks i will try that.
: To enter the data into cad i would first have to learn cad...
: I will do it if i have to.

: I do know that i need to move my weight forward and i can try a few trial and
: error seat adjustments and see if i need to move my coaming forward...i
: need 20k winds to test though...next stormy day i'll get out there and try
: stuff.

: I also recognize that adding 1/4 " to the petrel meant adding a lot more
: volume to the bow than the stern and the seat should have been moved
: forward then.

: Yeah i want it to weathercock with skeg up..and hopefully neutral with skeg
: down.

: On the balance board...should'nt i be in a sitting position like i would in a
: kayak?

If it weathercocks with the skeg up it'll do it more so with the skeg down. Dropping the skeg pushes the center of resistance aft causes more weathercocking, not less.

Ideally you'd have it neutral with the skeg up then you can adjust the weathercocking with the amount you drop the skeg.

Bill H.