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Re: Strip: Skeg
By:Kudzu
Date: 10/16/2009, 2:48 pm
In Response To: Strip: Skeg (Ned Smith)

You have received some very good advice I think. I will just add my opinion and that is all it is.

Just because a boat is longer than 15' doesn't mean it needs a skeg as was pointed out. It really depends on the design. I designed and built a 18' boat and the only time I find I use the skeg is the in stronger winds going down wind when the waves pick up. (being inland that is 2-3 footers) Keeps it from veering off to one side of the other. Other than that I never use it.

If I were to build a Guillemot, because of it's reputation as being a loose tracking boat, I would incorporate a retractable skeg in it just in case. It's to easy not to do while building. Most any other boat I wouldn't put one in unless the designer called for one.

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Strip: Skeg
Ned Smith -- 10/15/2009, 10:56 am
Re: Strip: Skeg
Ned Smith------WebKitFormBoundary8+Jhdhh6ZEASorn2 -- 10/18/2009, 11:57 am
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Todd Sullivan -- 10/19/2009, 9:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/19/2009, 12:43 am
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Joy -- 10/18/2009, 11:22 am
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Kudzu -- 10/16/2009, 2:48 pm
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Ned Smith------WebKitFormBoundary8+Jhdhh6ZEASorn2 -- 10/16/2009, 3:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2009, 1:50 am
Re: Strip: Skeg------WebKitFormBoundary8+Jhdhh6ZEA *LINK*
Ric -- 10/17/2009, 10:52 pm
Re: Strip: Skeg *LINK*
Brian Scarborough -- 10/16/2009, 10:55 pm
Re: Strip: Skeg *Pic*
Kudzu -- 10/16/2009, 8:41 pm
Re: Strip: Skeg
Aaron Locke -- 10/19/2009, 9:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/20/2009, 12:59 am
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Todd Sullivan -- 10/20/2009, 7:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2009, 12:35 am
Cord vs. Cable for Skegs *LINK* *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 10/21/2009, 3:22 am
Re: Cord vs. Cable for Skegs
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/24/2009, 1:51 pm
Re: Cord vs. Cable for Skegs
John Caldeira -- 10/26/2009, 4:01 am
Re: Strip: Skeg
Ned Smith------WebKitFormBoundary8+Jhdhh6ZEASorn2 -- 10/18/2009, 11:51 am
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Kudzu -- 10/19/2009, 10:41 am
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Andy Waddington -- 10/16/2009, 12:13 pm
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Ric -- 10/15/2009, 8:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2009, 5:13 pm
Re: Strip: Skeg *LINK*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/15/2009, 4:26 pm