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Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
By:Dave Houser
Date: 10/21/2008, 1:50 am
In Response To: Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg (John K)

I am not expressing my thoughts well tonight. And have wandered a bit.

I agree with you that a wind neutral kayak is necessary to minimize effort paddling in a crosswind. And too much tracking or even too little tracking will also add to paddling effort. So the kayak’s tracking characteristics need to accomodate the conditions as well as the paddler’s preferences and skills.

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: modifying for better tracking -skeg or less rocker
ewan -- 10/18/2008, 4:45 am
Re: Seeking: modifying for better tracking -skeg o
Reg Lake -- 10/18/2008, 12:19 pm
Re: Seeking: modifying for better tracking -skeg o
JohnK -- 10/18/2008, 4:22 pm
Re: Seeking: modifying for better tracking -skeg o
JohnK -- 10/20/2008, 6:30 am
When to Add a Deployable Skeg *Pic*
Dave Houser -- 10/20/2008, 3:47 pm
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
John K -- 10/20/2008, 5:38 pm
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg *Pic*
Dave Houser -- 10/20/2008, 11:50 pm
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
William Clarke -- 10/21/2008, 9:28 pm
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
Dave Houser -- 10/22/2008, 2:37 am
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2008, 1:07 am
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
Bryan Hansel -- 10/23/2008, 6:29 pm
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2008, 1:18 am
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
John K -- 10/21/2008, 12:14 am
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
Dave Houser -- 10/21/2008, 1:50 am
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg
JohnK -- 10/21/2008, 6:17 am
Re: When to Add a Deployable Skeg *NM*
John K -- 10/20/2008, 11:55 pm
Re: Seeking: modifying for better tracking -skeg o *LINK*
roger -- 10/18/2008, 8:13 am