RE: [Paddlewise] Hull Modification Photos and Skeg Issues

From: Chuck Holst <cholst_at_bitstream.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 10:20:17 -0600
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From:	Joan Spinner [SMTP:jspinner_at_peoplepc.com]

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.

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No, I thought of it just before I wrote it. Here are a couple of other 
thoughts: (1) The protective strip would have to be flexible enough not to 
interfere with the deployment of the skeg. (2) It could interfere with the 
hydrodynamics of the deployed skeg and add significant drag. The latter 
could doom the whole idea.

On my to-do list is drilling a small hole in the skeg near the end that 
could be used to pry the skeg out with a screwdriver if there were a 
significant jam.

Chuck Holst


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