: Hello,

: Can anyone here who has built a Petrel and fitted a skeg recommend
: one. The one I was hoping to fit needs a clearance of 20cm (7
: 7/8" for you guys across the pond). The form behind the
: seat is roughly 18cm (7") narrowing to 16cm (6"). Any
: purists out there will probably say build one, but after all
: this building I just really want to fit one and get on with
: paddling the thing.

I think everyone else though will recommend the same thing, paddle it without a skeg and see if you actually need it, not that hard to add it later.

Bill H.