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Re: Cord vs. Cable for Skegs
By:John Caldeira
Date: 10/26/2009, 4:01 am
In Response To: Re: Cord vs. Cable for Skegs (Scott Fitzgerrell)

Hi Scott,

I never felt the need for a skeg on my Outer Island. It is a very straight tracking boat and any minor weathercocking I correct with moving gear weight aft (or towards the bow if leecocking).

Skegs are on my 2 Artist designs as well as my two Cirrus kayaks (recently completed. I always had the cord through the deck. The only problem I see with going through the rear bulkhead is the potential for leaking from the skegbox.

John (busy raising queen bees and splitting bee hives in Fiji)

: John, simple, elegant, beautifully executed--as usual. Couple questions
: 1. : Which boat? (Any reason to install a skeg in an Outer Island?)
: 2. Would there be any problem leading the cord through the rear bulkhead and
: then up through the deck? That would expose less cord to Murphy's mercies,
: and maybe look better?

: I guess that's three questions.

: Hope all's well in Fiji. Getting bored yet? (That's #4.)

: --Scott

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Ned Smith -- 10/15/2009, 10:56 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
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Ric -- 10/17/2009, 10:52 pm
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Brian Scarborough -- 10/16/2009, 10:55 pm
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Kudzu -- 10/16/2009, 8:41 pm
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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
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/24/2009, 1:51 pm
Re: Cord vs. Cable for Skegs
John Caldeira -- 10/26/2009, 4:01 am
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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
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/15/2009, 4:26 pm