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Re: Strip: Petrel skeg *PIC*
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 12/27/2012, 6:41 pm
In Response To: Strip: Petrel skeg (JimB)

Here are some pics of the skeg I use in the Petrel. The control cable is a 1/8" diameter stainless steel cable that pushes the skeg down. The cable runs in polyethylene tubing. The offset from the centerline does a good job of preventing jamming by sand and gravel.

Plans and kits are in the works, but I can provide rough drawings if people want to do some of their own engineering.

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Strip: Petrel skeg
JimB -- 12/27/2012, 10:12 am
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Jack Hawkins -- 12/27/2012, 5:32 pm
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JimB -- 12/27/2012, 5:45 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/27/2012, 5:51 pm
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Paul Davies -- 1/7/2013, 3:54 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/7/2013, 4:04 pm
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Paul Davies -- 1/7/2013, 5:43 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/27/2012, 5:46 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/27/2012, 5:54 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/27/2012, 6:41 pm
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JimB -- 12/27/2012, 9:39 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/28/2012, 6:39 am
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JimB -- 12/28/2012, 3:56 pm
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Bob Ten Eyck -- 12/29/2012, 4:50 pm
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Reg Lake -- 12/29/2012, 7:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/30/2012, 2:47 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/30/2012, 5:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/31/2012, 1:12 am
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Justin -- 8/9/2013, 7:58 am
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Greg Galloway -- 11/24/2013, 11:51 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/25/2013, 3:59 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/25/2013, 5:19 pm