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Re: retractable skeg
By:Nick Schade
Date: 2/3/1999, 9:08 am
In Response To: Re: retractable skeg (Greg Steeves)

> What dimension was the box and how did you mount the control cable?

The VCP (did I say P&H before?) skeg is about 6" tall. It has a tube molded into it which leads to the deck. There is a thru-deck fitting which connects to the skeg tube by a short section of rubber pipe.

Messages In This Thread

retractable skeg
Greg -- 1/28/1999, 11:06 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Dave Dufour -- 2/19/1999, 10:53 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Pete Rudie -- 2/7/1999, 5:39 pm
Re: Shop Built Retractable Skeg Idea
Mike Allen -- 2/9/1999, 10:52 pm
Re:Refinements
Mike Allen -- 2/10/1999, 12:04 am
Re:Refinements II
Mike Allen -- 2/10/1999, 9:14 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Greg Steeves -- 2/8/1999, 12:15 am
Re: retractable skeg
Pete Rudie -- 2/8/1999, 3:42 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Nick Schade -- 1/29/1999, 9:55 am
Re: retractable skeg
Fritjof Karlsson -- 2/2/1999, 2:29 am
Re: retractable skeg
Nick Schade -- 2/2/1999, 3:24 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Greg Steeves -- 2/2/1999, 11:57 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Nick Schade -- 2/3/1999, 9:08 am
Re: retractable skeg
Greg Steeves -- 2/4/1999, 12:14 am