[Paddlewise] Khatsalano/Strap on Skeg Operation

I'm a little confused about how the strap on skeg
works.  I can be dense at times, but I do realize that
it straps on the stern of the Khats and makes you go
straight, but how does it work when compared to a
retractable skeg on a hard shell?  

I ask b/c I was under the impression that one deployed
a retractable skeg just enough to make a kayak track
straight under adverse conditions, that is, to prevent
the kayak from weather cocking.  If the skeg is set
too deep, doesn't it, in effect, overcompensate and
cause the stern to point into the wind?  Would one see
a similair problem if using F'craft's strap on skeg
since its depth isn't adjustable?  Having never used a
skeg personally, I would appreciate any thoughts on
this one.

Lew Crenshaw


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