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Re: A Different Retractable Skeg
By:Reg Lake
Date: 1/8/2008, 1:44 pm
In Response To: Re: A Different Retractable Skeg *Pic* (Gennie)

: My thoughts were to add material to the fin (using a larger fin from a
: windsurfer) at the top (red area). This area will be a snug fit in the
: box, hopefully giving me enough stability. It wont be deployed to
: vertical, but maybe to 45 degrees. Does this still sound prone to
: breaking?

: Gennie
: www.byg-kajak.dk

It should work if you get a good bond on it. One of my criteria is to take up minimal space inside the kayak and the fin I was looking at was hooked like a shark fin.
If I am content with what I am working on I would like to make it smaller (lower) and try twin skegs each side of the keel and ultimately have them controled with the Sea Dog rotating pedal footbrace system.

Please keep me in the loop if you proceed with this. I hope to be posting some positive results myself soon.

Reg

Messages In This Thread

Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg *LINK* *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 1/6/2008, 4:51 pm
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Gennie -- 1/8/2008, 8:43 am
A Different Retractable Skeg
Reg Lake -- 1/8/2008, 11:15 am
Re: A Different Retractable Skeg *Pic*
Gennie -- 1/8/2008, 12:22 pm
Re: A Different Retractable Skeg
Reg Lake -- 1/8/2008, 1:44 pm
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Steve Dorrington -- 1/8/2008, 4:08 am
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 1/8/2008, 5:20 pm
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Steve Dorrington -- 1/9/2008, 4:37 pm
....metric too. *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 1/9/2008, 4:57 pm
Re: ....metric too.
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/10/2008, 1:18 pm
But, but, but, Noah built in Cubits :) *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/10/2008, 2:31 pm
Re: ....metric too.
TOM RAYMOND -- 1/10/2008, 12:51 pm
Re: ....metric too.
Steve Dorrington -- 1/9/2008, 7:35 pm
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Bryan Hansel -- 1/6/2008, 5:17 pm
Replacing the bungee
John Caldeira -- 1/7/2008, 7:43 am
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Kudzu -- 1/6/2008, 6:52 pm
Excellent, John -- Thanks! *NM*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/6/2008, 6:24 pm