Re: [Paddlewise] Skegs

From: Saul Kinderis <saul_at_isomedia.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 21:18:38 -0700
Reasonable statement except the part about not being mechanical. Since on
the Mariner kayaks you adjust the skeg and the overall handling/balance of
the boat by moving weight via a mechanical sliding seat.

At 10:13 PM 9/15/98 EDT, Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote:
>Just checked with Cam Brose and he said the area on a boat that extends
>below the normal carve of the hull of  is called the skeg. So the Mariner MAX
>has a natural skeg.  This skeg never jams with stones or sand and is not
>mechanical. The pure form of the kayak is not defiled. Amen
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