Quote Originally Posted by stinkyattic
-I put the keel on a little high; only an inch or so sits in the water, but a cooler with a 12-rack in it should fix that, lol.
Maybe you could make a wider keel so that you would have deeper contact with the water and still use the same bolt holes?

Tried to E-mail you the itinerary for the 29th but the mail was returned with
Remote host said: 552 <stinkyattic@***********> is currently over quota.
Perhaps I'll run in to you or you could E-mail me with another address and I'll send it to you. Should be a good time. So far we have six boats lined up!

Peace,
CCF
Country Cow Freak Reviewed by Country Cow Freak on . Kayak upgrade Uh oh... a chick with a power drill and a hand plane :eek: I bought a pretty small, sluggish, kayak last year. It's a Perception Acadia Scout 10, originally built as a junior model, but fits me fine. I REALLY like its lines, and its light weight. But it doesn't track straight at ALL with an adult in it, so this is what I've done to fix that. I added a ~20" keel extender made of a piece of poplar that I carved and planed. Speed of a boat is dependent upon the ratio of its displacement to its Rating: 5