: Does anyone know about the Kari-Tek Hydro Skeg? Their site (
: http://www.karitek.co.uk/kbyre/acatalog/Skeg_Systems.html#aHSK01
: ) is kind of short on details. It looks like a master/slave
: cylinder type of system, but it really doesn't give much
: information about how the skeg works from an engineering
: standpoint, just "gee whiz it works good" information.
: The conversion to US dollars puts it at $325 +/- without
: shipping, so it's pretty steep. Great concept though. If you
: could get the parts it wouldn't be terrible to duplicate. It
: would be nice if they sold a hardware kit to let you build your
: own skeg and box.

: For the rudder-types, or people who want a rudder but don't want to
: broadcast it because you'd loose street cred with a rudder on
: your stern, they also make a retractable skeg/rudder. It would
: be awesome in a Mystery or a Havaracer.

: m

The hydrallic skeg, or skeg/rudder seems a bit overkill technolicially (sweating and hard to see, just done cutting the grass and it's mid 80's) I've got a design around somewhere for a combination skeg/rudder that's cable driven, somewhat more simple :)
Mine is an adaptation of a Bolger combination rudder/keel, so it's not exactly orriginal thought.

Bill H.