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Re: S&G: KajakSport Skeg
By:Sean Dawe
Date: 1/21/2013, 7:55 am
In Response To: S&G: KajakSport Skeg (Sean Dawe)

~~~~ UPDATE ~~~~

In the final preparations for getting my boat on the water, I made one more test of the skeg's action. It still had a few spots in the travel where it seemed to bind ever so slightly. Again, I took some 150 grit sandpaper and rubbed down the ridges. This time I noticed that there was a very fine white powder that came off on the paper - like paint!!! I now think that when I painted the hull - including the skeg flange - some paint ran down the skeg box ridges. Just enough to cause slight binding.

Once on the water, the action became even smoother. So, I'm a happy camper,

Sean

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S&G: KajakSport Skeg
Sean Dawe -- 1/12/2013, 10:25 pm
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Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/13/2013, 1:36 am
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Duane Strosaker -- 1/13/2013, 2:05 am
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Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/13/2013, 3:06 am
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Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/14/2013, 12:47 am
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Kevin -- 1/13/2013, 6:17 pm
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sean-dawe@hotmail.com -- 1/13/2013, 9:08 pm
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Reg Lake -- 1/14/2013, 2:54 am
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Sean Dawe -- 1/14/2013, 1:16 pm
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Ivan -- 1/14/2013, 7:56 am
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Sean Dawe -- 1/14/2013, 1:11 pm
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Kevin -- 1/14/2013, 5:31 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/14/2013, 6:01 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 1/14/2013, 7:16 pm
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Kevin -- 1/14/2013, 10:36 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/15/2013, 4:30 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/15/2013, 4:32 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/15/2013, 4:35 am
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Jay Babina -- 1/15/2013, 7:38 am
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Sean Dawe -- 1/15/2013, 7:53 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/15/2013, 8:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/16/2013, 12:35 am
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Sean Dawe -- 1/16/2013, 7:43 am
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Sean Dawe -- 1/15/2013, 8:02 am
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Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/21/2013, 2:00 am
Re: S&G: KajakSport Skeg
Sean Dawe -- 1/21/2013, 7:55 am