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Re: Strip: skeg *PIC*
By:John Caldeira
Date: 8/16/2011, 3:44 am
In Response To: Strip: skeg *PIC* (Nick Riccardi)

: I would like some
: feed back if the deminions are right and what's good to secure it
: with so it can be removed later as always Thanks Nick R.
:

The add-on skeg seems prone to breakage and is a bit unsightly. If you want to tighten the tracking, I think you'd be better off extending/adding more of the nice stem strip you have along the intended skeg area. You probably first want to remove some of the stern stem, though it is pretty.

I did this as a retrofit on my Night Heron, keeping a fair curve from bottom to stern. See the bottom third of this page: http://www.outdoorplace.org/paddling/NH/NH5.htm

John

Messages In This Thread

Strip: skeg *PIC*
Nick Riccardi -- 8/15/2011, 3:10 pm
Re: Strip: skeg
Bill Hamm -- 8/15/2011, 4:04 pm
Re: Strip: skeg
Nick Riccardi -- 8/16/2011, 6:33 pm
Re: Strip: skeg
Bill Hamm -- 8/17/2011, 7:42 am
Try a few beads of hot glue *NM*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/15/2011, 4:19 pm
Re: Strip: skeg *PIC*
John Caldeira -- 8/16/2011, 3:44 am
Re: Strip: skeg
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2011, 6:47 am
Re: Strip: skeg
Kent LeBoutillier -- 8/16/2011, 11:48 am