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Just like a car, your kayak needs regular service. Get into the habit of looking over the entire kayak at regular intervals to detect damage and wear early. In this post, My has summarized some tips and tricks on how to look after and take care of your kayak. Keep the kayak clean Keeping your kayak clean is perhaps the easiest thing you can do to extend its life. Salt water accelerates wear and corrodes metal parts. Stainless metals used in kayaks are resistant to rust, but not 100%. Crystallized salt in the kayak's various moving parts and lines also...

If you've ever rented or bought a kayak, you've definitely been asked the question - do you want a kayak  rudder or skeg? Endless of long discussions have explored the question and the funny thing is that there is not one answer as to what is best. It simply depends on what you are going to do! With neither rudder nor skeg, your kayak will want to steer upwind, a phenomenon called weather cocking. This means that as long as you are not one of those who love to paddle against the wind, you will have to compensate for the...