: Took it out for a 7.5 mile paddle today. Calm to moderate wind
: nothing more than 7 knots. The skeg certainly makes it track
: better. I can stop to take out my camera and take a shot and not
: have the boat spin 90 degrees, just keeps on heading straight.
: The mechanism is smooth as silk.

: I calculated the area of one side of the skeg and it is 20 sq. in..

I headed out yesterday, ostensibly to test the skeg in a little bit more wind. It was about 10 knots at certain times during the course of the day. It performed very well at all points to the wind and never required more than 1/2 deployment for complete control of tracking. I did have it jamb up completely and had to return to the launch area to clear some small stones from between the skeg and the skeg box. Next time I will set the skegbox about 1" to port of the keel.

My real reason for heading out was to check on the local wild blueberry crop. Looks like a bumper crop in about 2-3 weeks.

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