Mark posted: >I was going to say has anyone tried using some kind of lee board instead of a skeg. It could be manipulated from the cockpit. I guess it would be too much clutter on deck.< Someone I know had made his own kayak (similar to Duane's lovely boat recently highlighted). He used a center dagger board, positioned just behind the cockpit. Doug Alderson, the one who made the kayak, would often outpaddle me in my deep draft ruddered Nordkapp in certain conditions. It was easy to raise and lower with a bit of a body twist, and added an amazing stability to the kayak. Unfortunately, it was a pain in rock gardens and a pain in kelp. The housing also took up a bit of room in the rear compartment. Other than Kleppers and canoes, I don't recall ever hearing about side mounted lee boards on kayaks, just the centerboard I saw on Alderson's kayak. Here's an interesting rig for a canoe: http://w2d.com/mermaid/sail.html Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** 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 22 2004 - 06:02:56 PDT
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