[Paddlewise] Kick-up Skegs

From: Nick Schade <schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:58:52 -0400
At 6:08 AM -0400 10/13/98, Mark H. Hunt wrote:
>Hi Nick,
>....I was cruising along at a good
>clip with it about half deployed when it snagged on a lobster pot buoy
>line bringing me to an abrupt halt. The origional design would have
>allowed it to kickup I believe.

Kick-up seems to me to be pretty crucial. Catching seaweed can be a drag.
For most sea-kayaking I think any rudder or skeg should be designed to
release floating stuff and be able to handle running aground. This may not
mean it needs to be kick-up, but that is usually the easiest.
Nick



Nick Schade
Guillemot Kayaks
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(603) 744-6167

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Received on Tue Oct 13 1998 - 11:37:07 PDT

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