From: "Gabriel L Romeu" <romeug_at_erols.com> > With all this discussion on hull length, I am wondering why skeg design > tends to opt for depth as opposed to increasing waterline length- kinda > poking out the stern more on the surface? Waves! If you have depth forward of the stern, the skeg is more likely to stay in the water when you are going over waves. At the stern, it would be lifted clear as your bow dives into a trough. This is one of the drawbacks with rudders used to control weathercocking. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 15 2001 - 18:57:02 PDT
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