At 12:25 pm 14/10/99 -0700, you wrote: >"The other comment here is, "A skeg is a failed rudder."" > >I can't agree with this. A skeg is a device for adjusting the center of >lateral resistance of a boat whereas a rudder is a device for causing >the boat to turn relative to the water. They serve differrent purposes. > >Nick Lyle They set out to achieve the same result in slightly different ways, that is, change the handling of the kayak. The rudder straight ahead obviously changes the centre of lateral resistance (like a skeg set further aft) AND also can be used to cause the kayak to turn. Two jobs - one device? Alex . . Alex (Sandy) Ferguson Chemistry Department University of Canterbury New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 14 1999 - 12:49:05 PDT
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