Small boat stowage system and skeg assembly for boats

A skeg assembly for a powered boat comprising:

• a boat hull, the hull having a lower surface;
• and
• a pair of skegs depending from the lower surface of the hull, the skegs located symmetrically on opposite sides of a center line of the hull extending from bow to stern, the skegs located closer to the stern than to the bow of the hull;
• the skegs having an airfoil profile in transverse cross section and generally tapering away from the hull.

A stowage system for stowing a bulk item on board a parent boat, comprising:

• a parent boat comprising a boat hull extending from bow to stern;
• a well formed below an upper deck level adjacent the stern and sized to receive a bulk item smaller than the parent boat below the deck level, the well being open at the deck level;
• and
• a movable cover assembly in the opening over the well, the cover assembly flush with the deck level when in a closed position, the cover assembly movable to expose the well so that the bulk item can pass through the opening when the cover is in an open position.