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Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
By:Randy Echtinaw
Date: 6/14/2012, 6:13 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC* (John Messinger)

: The skeg at full deployment.

Beautiful job of combining designs John :) As long as we are talking skegs I have a question. Rather than installing an adjustable skeg several forum members have said they installed a permanent skeg approx. 1" to 1-1/2" deep and 16" to 20" long and that was all they needed to control yaw in their boat. I personally don't like the thought of 8" to 12" of skeg sticking down under my boat looking for something to snag but I do want a retractable skeg. I have been trying to come up with a design that would lower a longer, flatter portion of the skeg into the water so I get the same surface area of skeg without the extreme depth.

Question is; is this practical ?Is there a design already that I don't know about or has it been tried before and didn't work ?
Thank you,
Randy

Messages In This Thread

Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 9:39 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messsinger -- 6/12/2012, 9:43 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 9:44 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 9:58 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 10:07 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 10:11 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 10:24 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/12/2012, 10:27 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
Kevin Greer -- 6/13/2012, 6:11 am
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
Randy Echtinaw -- 6/14/2012, 6:13 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
John Messinger -- 6/14/2012, 7:54 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
Bob Johns -- 6/15/2012, 6:48 am
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
John Messinger -- 6/15/2012, 9:44 am
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
Paul Davies -- 6/14/2012, 3:45 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L
John Messinger -- 6/15/2012, 8:40 pm
Re: Other: Skeg for existing Guillemot L *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/17/2012, 9:41 am
Skeg Report *PIC*
john Messinger -- 7/23/2012, 9:19 pm
Re: Skeg Report *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/24/2012, 11:33 am
Re: Skeg Report
John Messinger -- 7/24/2012, 1:23 pm
Re: Skeg Report
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/24/2012, 1:38 pm
Re: Skeg Report
Bill Hamm -- 7/25/2012, 1:45 am
Re: Skeg Report
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/25/2012, 6:39 am
Re: Skeg Report
Kirk Fredericks -- 7/25/2012, 9:36 am