Re: [Paddlewise] Rudder as Skeg

From: Frank Montbriand <fmont_at_capital.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 20:18:05 -0500
A few years ago I had an aquaterra simitar and made a aluminum flip-up stern
mounted skeg for the boat. I used it for a year and  found it effective
both in tracking and weathercocking. As Nick stated, the surface area was
much smaller than a conventional skeg and it did tend to come out of the
water especially when surfing.
I traded the boat in and to my knowledge the next owner continued using it.

frank


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