Nick Schade wrote: > > The advantage a under-hull mounted skeg has over a rudder is it is more > likely to stay in the water in waves. The advantage a stern-hung "skeg" has > over an under-hull, is since it is mounted farther back, it does not need > to be as big to have the same effect. In other words a stern mounted > flip-up skeg will be more effective than an under-hull mounted retractable > skeg while it is in the water, but is more likely to come out of the water. > > A flip-up stern-mounted skeg would also be easier to construct than a > retractable skeg mounted in a box under the hull. The problem is that the skeg mounts back on the end of the boat quite precariously. On the Vesper, especially, they expect it to be mounted with pop rivits, which pull out when there is even a slight amount of stress. I wound up having to build a backing plate, tap it, and screw bolts into it. Then, with it on, you have to be very careful about touching something with the back of the boat. No pool sessions, for example; might damage the skeg. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd 0 wesboyd_at_dmci.net \__Q http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/default.htm \_| http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/kayak.htm \----------\^----------/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^0^^^^^^^^^^^^ *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jan 15 1999 - 14:25:55 PST
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