-----Original Message----- From: Shawn W. Baker <baker_at_montana.com> ><<snip>> > >Does a drop skeg (below the waterline, obviously) have as much drag as a >rudder (which is at the waterline and behind the boat's wave) due to the >added wetted surface? There are a lot of variables and even if we use the same shape, size, stiffness etc. the fact that one of them pierces the water and the other has a junction with the hull and a now open skeg box behind it will complicate things as all of those things can add drag. Hard to say which will add the most. Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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