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Re: Strip: Skeg for Petrel
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/26/2011, 11:07 am
In Response To: Strip: Skeg for Petrel (Stuart Yendle)

: Hello,

: Can anyone here who has built a Petrel and fitted a skeg recommend
: one. The one I was hoping to fit needs a clearance of 20cm (7
: 7/8" for you guys across the pond). The form behind the
: seat is roughly 18cm (7") narrowing to 16cm (6"). Any
: purists out there will probably say build one, but after all
: this building I just really want to fit one and get on with
: paddling the thing.

I'd think that most commercially available rope skegs should easily fit in that space. Those with a cable might be a bit more tricky getting a fair run for the cable without it hitting the deck and kinking might be the issue.

Bill H.

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Strip: Skeg for Petrel
Stuart Yendle -- 5/26/2011, 10:53 am
Re: Strip: Skeg for Petrel
Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2011, 11:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2011, 11:08 am
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Joe Whitman -- 5/26/2011, 1:37 pm
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Michael Lynskey -- 5/26/2011, 1:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2011, 4:19 pm
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Joy -- 5/26/2011, 5:01 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 5/26/2011, 6:54 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 5/26/2011, 7:18 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 5/26/2011, 7:19 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 5/27/2011, 9:35 am
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