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Re: Strip: Redfish King skeg/rudder?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/6/2007, 9:00 am
In Response To: Strip: Redfish King skeg/rudder? (Christian Grejsen)

: I am about to begin my first stripper and have finally decided on the Redfish
: King. From numerous posts and photos on this board it appears that nobody
: has added a skeg or rudder to this design. Is that because the boat
: doesn't need it? Or is it that the paddlers skill levels are such that
: they don't have a use for either? Are there King builders out there who
: wish they had included a skeg/rudder?
: Thanks.

Have to agree with Bob, a rudder on that boat would look awful at best.

You could mount Bryan Hansel's skeg after you built the boat if you felt you needed one, which I doubt. A well designed boat shouldn't need either. I've got one on the NDK Greenlander that I paddle alot and I've not used it at all this year, not sure I ever will.

Bill H.

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Strip: Redfish King skeg/rudder?
Christian Grejsen -- 10/5/2007, 8:51 pm
Re: Strip: Redfish King skeg/rudder?
Christian Grejsen -- 10/6/2007, 8:46 pm
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Tony F -- 10/7/2007, 8:15 am
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Christian Grejsen -- 10/7/2007, 2:24 pm
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Christian Grejsen -- 10/8/2007, 7:54 pm
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podge -- 10/8/2007, 5:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2007, 7:21 pm
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Andy -- 10/14/2007, 8:47 pm
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Carl H -- 10/20/2007, 11:10 pm
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Christian Grejsen -- 10/21/2007, 11:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2007, 1:26 am
Re: Strip: Redfish King skeg/rudder? *LINK*
Bob Kayes -- 10/6/2007, 8:17 pm
Re: Strip: Redfish King skeg/rudder? *LINK*
John Schroeder -- 10/6/2007, 2:02 pm
Re: Strip: Redfish King skeg/rudder?
Christian Grejsen -- 10/6/2007, 10:58 am
Re: Strip: Redfish King skeg/rudder?
Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2007, 9:00 am
Ouch!
Bob Deutsch -- 10/5/2007, 10:16 pm