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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/11/2013, 1:47 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg *PIC* (woodman)

It's been an issue on boats forever, with centerboard slots before skegs came about. A nice tight slot doesn't have as much drag and there is less chance of the skeg/board vibrating but it's more prone to getting jammed. No perfect solution yet that I've seen.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg *PIC*
woodman -- 8/2/2013, 12:57 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg
Kirk -- 8/2/2013, 1:31 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg
Bill Hamm -- 8/4/2013, 1:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg
woodman -- 8/4/2013, 4:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg
Bill Hamm -- 8/5/2013, 12:38 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg
Paul Davies -- 8/5/2013, 2:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg
Marc Upchurch -- 8/5/2013, 2:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg *PIC*
woodman -- 8/9/2013, 7:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Retractable skeg
Bill Hamm -- 8/11/2013, 1:47 am