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Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
By:John Messinger
Date: 6/15/2012, 8:40 pm
In Response To: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC* (John Messinger)

Took it out for a 7.5 mile paddle today. Calm to moderate wind nothing more than 7 knots. The skeg certainly makes it track better. I can stop to take out my camera and take a shot and not have the boat spin 90 degrees, just keeps on heading straight. The mechanism is smooth as silk.

I calculated the area of one side of the skeg and it is 20 sq. in..

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Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 9:39 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messsinger -- 6/12/2012, 9:43 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 9:44 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 9:58 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 10:07 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 10:11 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 10:24 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 10:27 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
Kevin Greer -- 6/13/2012, 6:11 am
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
Randy Echtinaw -- 6/14/2012, 6:13 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
John Messinger -- 6/14/2012, 7:54 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
Bob Johns -- 6/15/2012, 6:48 am
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
John Messinger -- 6/15/2012, 9:44 am
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
Paul Davies -- 6/14/2012, 3:45 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
John Messinger -- 6/15/2012, 8:40 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/17/2012, 9:41 am
Skeg Report *PIC*
john Messinger -- 7/23/2012, 9:19 pm
Re: Skeg Report *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/24/2012, 11:33 am
Re: Skeg Report
John Messinger -- 7/24/2012, 1:23 pm
Re: Skeg Report
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/24/2012, 1:38 pm
Re: Skeg Report
Bill Hamm -- 7/25/2012, 1:45 am
Re: Skeg Report
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/25/2012, 6:39 am
Re: Skeg Report
Kirk Fredericks -- 7/25/2012, 9:36 am