Re: [Paddlewise] Hull Modification Photos and Skeg Issues

Have you suggested it to CD or anyone? It seems to me a big issue would be how
to attach it so that the point of attachment isn't the weak spot. Maybe
something recessed that uses an allen wrench to replace it. I can see it
getting pulled off on a very regular basis if it isn't just right, but it is
an appealing idea.


    So far I've had no problems with my Gulfstream skeg. Only one time did I
have to return to the launch spot and dig a pebble out of the box. I check the
skeg after every launch, just to make sure. I know it will be the time I
forget that costs me pain.

Joan

In reply to Chuck Holst's:

  I've gotten used to checking my skeg for pebbles after a beach launch, but 
  the design certainly could be improved. What is needed is a flap to protect
  the skeg slot during launch -- a strip of polyethylene or UHMW, perhaps. I 
  visualize a narrow slot at the forward end of the skeg slot with a couple 
  of corrosion resistant screws to hold the strip in place, for surely the 
  strip would have to be replaceable.

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