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Re: Strip: Protruding keel strip
By:PatrickC
Date: 11/14/2010, 7:08 pm
In Response To: Strip: Protruding keel strip (Carl Kessler)

: Am building my first strip canoe a bootlegger while stripping
: bottom it hit me why not add a small keel strip. Has anyone on a
: bootlegger canoe or other kayak put a vertical strip on the
: center keel line protruding the width of a strip to create an
: actual keel similar to a small row boat would have? Would this
: create better tracking while paddeling? If so should the strip
: protrude from end to end and blend back in at the stems?

******I'd paddle it first, then add it if you want more tracking.
i routinely add and shave my bow and stern stems until i have the
tracking I want. No biggee...and makes a dramatic difference.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Protruding keel strip
Carl Kessler -- 11/14/2010, 10:35 am
Re: Strip: Protruding keel strip
Les Cheeseman -- 11/15/2010, 2:49 pm
Re: Strip: Protruding keel strip
PatrickC -- 11/14/2010, 7:08 pm
Re: Strip: Protruding keel strip
Reg Lake -- 11/14/2010, 1:24 pm
Re: Strip: Protruding keel strip
Charlie -- 11/14/2010, 11:17 am