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Re: Seeking: options for tubing for skeg
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 5/24/2014, 10:37 pm
In Response To: Re: Seeking: options for tubing for skeg (Bob Ten Eyck)

All 1/8" stainless cable is not created equal. I found a tight twist cable used for sailboat rigging (stays) at a boatyard/marine supply.

The two common types are 7x19 (flexible cable for halyards, lifelines, etc. which you don't want for skeg control) and 1x19 cable for rigging- that's what most skegs use.

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Seeking: options for tubing for skeg
John Faas -- 5/23/2014, 7:57 pm
Re: Seeking: options for tubing for skeg *PIC*
Bob Ten Eyck -- 5/23/2014, 8:19 pm
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John Faas -- 5/23/2014, 10:40 pm
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Bob Ten Eyck -- 5/23/2014, 11:10 pm
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John Faas -- 5/24/2014, 11:44 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/24/2014, 12:31 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 5/24/2014, 8:43 pm
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Bob Ten Eyck -- 5/24/2014, 9:46 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/24/2014, 10:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2014, 2:48 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/25/2014, 9:46 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/25/2014, 10:32 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2014, 1:49 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/26/2014, 11:20 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/25/2014, 11:29 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 5/25/2014, 3:48 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/26/2014, 11:28 am
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Björnb Thomasson -- 5/26/2014, 12:01 pm
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Jay Babina -- 5/27/2014, 8:19 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/27/2014, 1:11 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 5/27/2014, 1:50 pm
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A. Edie -- 5/29/2014, 12:45 pm
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Bob Ten Eyck -- 5/24/2014, 9:38 pm
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John Faas -- 5/25/2014, 5:09 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/25/2014, 6:10 pm
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Reg Lake -- 5/27/2014, 2:59 am