Figuring many will consider this sacrilege (sorry), but curious if anyone has attempted a temporary/removable skeg for the Guillemots?

The wife and I continue to gain comfort and improve our handling skills each time we go out, and no doubt this will continue. At this point, we have no problem getting the boats pretty much anywhere we want them to be, so long as that place isn't straight in front of us! Our edging skills for going dead-on forward still need quite a bit of work and practice. We have plans for a multi-day outing in a couple weeks that will include a couple of +/- 5 mile open water crossings. Pondering the concoction of a simple 'strap-on' skeg that could be mounted to aid us in tracking just on the straight open water runs.

Never used a skeg before. From what I understand, ideally you want to be able to trim the drop depth to balance weather-cocking. I've no desire to make anything complicated or adjustable. It would simply be a fixed depth skeg with a couple of straps to secure it.

I expect there will come a time when our edging skills are such that we'll laugh at ourselves for the thought that we needed 'training wheels' for our boats, but for now, we could use the help. The notion of my wife's potential frustration at a couple miles from any shore is something I care not to endure.

Have no idea whether or not this would actually assist us in tracking straight, what size/shape the skeg ought to be, how far aft it should be placed, etc. If you know this to be simply a bad idea, please tell me that so I don't waste my time. Any advise or experience to share in this regard would be appreciated.

Todd