> My G has been seaworthy for 2 weeks now, and I've had it out in high wind,
> variable wind and no wind at all. It weathercocks in any puff of breeze.
> It also has some interesting turning habits. It seems to rotate around a
> point about 4 feet behind the bow, and about 20 feet abeam the boat. Once
> the turn begins, it feels like the bow tracks but the stern
> "skids". It feels like a car oversteering, with the radius of
> the turn decreasing and the back end all hung out. It doesn't seem to
> matter much whether it's a flat turn or a carved one. Is this common? It
> seems like this could be a real problem in following seas or when surfing.
> It's hard to carry any speed when every second or third stoke has to be a
> sweep. Intuition says it needs a skeg, but I'd like to hear from other G
> paddlers before chopping holes in the hull. TIA, Pete. I have had my G for almost a year,and had the same problem,which I solved by adding a rudder.I am very satisfied with its handling now.Call me a poor paddler or whatever,I find in some conditions I need a rudder,so I'll live with the opprobrium.I made a fin from cedar(3 layers,glassed)extending from the stern,and used a Perception rudder bolted to the fin. Jerry