[Paddlewise] Rudder as Skeg

From: Robert Woodard <woodardr_at_tidalwave.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 19:28:05 -0500
Is it possible to mount a rudder on a kayak and lock it so it cannot turn.
i.e. use it more like a skeg that you can flip up to the rear deck? Would it
function well for holding a kayak straight in quartering or following seas?

This is more a curious educational question than something I want to try.

Woody



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