Repairing a sea kayak skeg is easily the most common repair needed on a sea kayak. From a kink in the cable to sand getting stuck in the tubing, at some point you are likely going to have repair or replace your sea kayaks skeg.
Craig Leslie from Sea Kayaking UK takes us through a full video tutorial on how to replace a skeg in a SKUK kayak. Fortunately the process is very similar in other makes of sea kayak skeg systems. It is very useful look into how skeg systems work and how to maintain and fix them, including helpful variations for in-the-field fixes and troubleshooting.
By Philip Clegg
With over two decades of working in the sea kayaking industry, Phil can be found on a daily basis coaching on the sea around Anglesey. That's when he's not researching and writing on all things sea kayaking.