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Re: Strip: skeg
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 8/16/2011, 6:47 am
In Response To: Strip: skeg *PIC* (Nick Riccardi)

The relatively square front and rear edges virtually guarantee that they're going to get banged on something and tear the skeg off. I would re-design it to blend smoothly into the existing keel line. When it's done, it should be difficult to tell that it's an add-on.

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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