tips please

hi i recently started to surf ski, i was given a old hamerhead to get in the game, is this a ok ski to start of with ?????. secondly i have a problem with my skeg as i use to surf my friend wants to design me a skeg out of stainless steel ,but very light material but also very strong is this a good idea or not puzzeled thanks

Hi Fabian

I am new to the sport too. The Hammerhead is a great boat to start off in, stable and trusty

Regarding the skeg, sorry, I dont have enough experience to answer to that, maybe some of the other guys can chip in.

Get out on the water, you will enjoy it.

Hmm... stainless steel? Never heard of that before! Where are you Fabian? Better to get a standard rudder made of glass or carbon. If you hit something (like a rock) with a stainless rudder, it's likely to do damage to the boat.

A lot of us started with a hammerhead - my first boat was a Wedge which was a form of hammerhead. You'll grow out of it pretty quickly, but then you can pass it on to someone else!

Hi im in P.E ,thanks for the feed back ,so you dont recomend the stainless steel.the reason for the stainless steel i dont find skegs for the hamerhead, but ill keep a look out for carbinfibre skeg.

Hi

Get hold of carbonology in PE - I am sure that they can get a skeg made for you or try the Paddling Shop also in PE and they can order a skeg from the original manufacturer.

I second Antonsa, I was in PE towards the end of last year and found Kay at the Paddling shop extremely helpful.