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Kayak Zone => Kayaks => Hobie Kayaks => Topic started by: Salty. on June 07, 2017, 08:28:14 PM

Title: Rudder up Hobie tracking modification
Post by: Salty. on June 07, 2017, 08:28:14 PM

I found this post on the Hobie forum about adding a small glue-on skeg to each side of the keel. Sounds like a good idea for someone who needs better rudder up tracking like for tough surf launches etc.


https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=60698

Title: Re: Rudder up Hobie tracking modification
Post by: NowhereMan on June 07, 2017, 08:32:00 PM

That's cool. Thanks for posting.

Title: Re: Rudder up Hobie tracking modification
Post by: crash on June 07, 2017, 08:44:22 PM

Wow that's a great idea.  Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Rudder up Hobie tracking modification
Post by: Scurvy on September 14, 2017, 12:03:39 PM

Oooh, thanks Salty!  For my hard-to-turn-in-the-surf Revo-16, I wonder if these could be glued on in the slightly toed-in way that thruster fins work on surf boards.  Any surfers out there who can comment on such an idea?  I am concerned that such an installation might cause a noticeable hit on my speed.

Title: Re: Rudder up Hobie tracking modification
Post by: otobepelagic on September 14, 2017, 01:44:25 PM

Thank You for the discovery James !!

Title: Re: Rudder up Hobie tracking modification
Post by: Archie Marx on September 14, 2017, 04:56:07 PM

Thanks, Jim. That's not a bad idea.