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Re: Other: temporary/removable skeg? *Pic*
By:John Caldeira
Date: 5/21/2008, 11:11 am
In Response To: Other: temporary/removable skeg? (Todd Sullivan)

Todd, I've no experience with strap-on skegs, but you might first try shifting more gear weight to the stern. Weathercocking means that the stern is drifting downwind faster than the bow. Planting the stern a little deeper in the water, relative to the bow, may be sufficient to balance the downwind drift.

If that fails, check out this link and photo below by Duane Strosaker:
http://www.rollordrown.com/kayak/skeg.html

John

Messages In This Thread

Other: temporary/removable skeg?
Todd Sullivan -- 5/21/2008, 8:33 am
Re: Other: temporary/removable skeg?
mike allen -- 5/21/2008, 1:20 pm
Re: Other: temporary/removable skeg? *LINK*
Aaron H -- 5/21/2008, 12:00 pm
Re: Other: temporary/removable skeg?
Aaron H -- 5/21/2008, 12:07 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/21/2008, 11:47 am
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Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundary0+ozKhMwTqeKqA -- 5/21/2008, 11:50 am
Re: Other: temporary/removable skeg?
Don Lucas -- 5/21/2008, 11:36 am
Re: Other: temporary/removable skeg? *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 5/21/2008, 11:11 am