From: Len Van Halm <LenV_at_ITEXJSY.com> > The function of a retractable skeg is to trim your boat neutral,.... > By dropping the skeg .......You can > trim the skeg so that the boat will cruise neutral this takes some > practice to find the optimal (trim) setting, if you change your speed > you will need to change your trim ........ > When exactly do you use it and how often do you actually use it? As > soon as the kayak turns into the wind, around here in the UK a lot (lots > of wind). So you keep taking your hand off the paddle to fiddle with the skeg adjustment? What are your feet doing? What a waste? Maybe that's why we use rudders so much as this is a windy country and the direction is always changing as it swirls round headlands. As for the comment about stainless steel crimping, a lot of us use Spectra (2 mm), it is possible to tie it by hand at sea if necessary. It is VERY strong and doesn't stretch. (OK Philip W.???) Alex -- ---------------------------------------------------- Alex Ferguson a.ferguson_at_chem.canterbury.ac.nz Electronics Workshop, Chem Dept, Univ of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Sep 14 1998 - 14:14:57 PDT
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