Skeg on Rec. Hull?

Advice
#1

Any opinions on fitting a skeg to a rounded hull? For obvious reasons, of course. Will it help this little pup track better?

Thanx,

T

#2

yes
a skeg will add tracking to the stern, a rudder, tracking and turning.



what boat?



steve

#3

Necky Gannet
Is 13’ rec kayak that comes standard with a skeg.

I keep one for friends to paddle and they tell me it makes a big difference.

It’s basicaly a flat piece of aluminum which pivots verticaly between two aluminum L brackets. There is a cord to pull it up and gravity drops it when the cord is released.

This is the Santa Cruz but it has the same skeg

http://www.necky.com/santacruze.htm

Might even be the same boat with a hatch?



I would think that it would be fairly easy to make your own.

#4

fixed skeg
http://www.westsystem.com/webpages/epoxyworks/16/bondingskeg.html



Might be worth a try.

#5

Here is an example
http://www.dimensionkayak.com/en/r5.html



I have this bungeed in place skeg on my R5 that can be flipped over when not needed. Tracking improved dramatically with use of this skeg.