Hi Reg-

I was kind of hoping you would reply. I've watched your skeg/"skeel" demo videos. I've run across a couple of Illusions (which are pretty rare in the Great Lakes), but I didn't really look at the skeg very closely.

So aside from performance-

Are you saying that the blade tapers along its length? Does the slot in the skeg box then taper as well? What material is the skeg made from? I am thinking of a rope-control version similar to the P&H skegs, which kind of necessitates a wider slot, at least at the axle. My overall concern is not disrupting the existing handling or performance, but giving me a helping hand in strong wind conditions, now that I've lost some weight and am a bit over 20# under the boat's designed paddler weight.

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