Hello Doug, Thanks for this reply. I posed the question for two reasons. First, I might have done a deal to trade up to another boat, by selling mine to someone waiting in the queue, and having another one made by the same maker. The craftsman will now include a skeg, which I am considering. On some legs, my rudderless boat is troublesome, and maybe the skeg would be worth the sacrifice of storage space and convenience, and the extra weight. I am undecided on this, I very much like simplicity, but I hate it when paddlers with ruddered boats hang onto windwaves and surf longer than I can! Second, a friend nearby has just acquired a Nordkapp Jubilee with skeg, and I was fishing for tips for him. It's a really nicely finished boat, and moderate weight, 25 kg. I wish you huge profits from SeaKayaker articles so you can acquire one. I don't really give a hoot about rudders, skegs or none, whatever works is fine, but having a rudderless boat seems to attract attention from people here assuming I am some sort of anti-rudder zealot, which I am not. Most sea kayaks around here would be ruddered, especially with those who use sails, which are pretty common. "Rudders snap cables, Skegs won't trim, Rudderless broaches, You might as well SWIM!" Cheers, PT. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 15 2004 - 23:07:56 PDT
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