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Re:Refinements
By:Mike Allen
Date: 2/10/1999, 12:04 am
In Response To: Re: Shop Built Retractable Skeg Idea (Mike Allen)

The saran wrap was if you decide to glass the flange first.

Round off the front of the foamcore and insert the top dowel tangentially, so that the resultant nipple points more toward the hull bottom. Then the cables can more easily be routed.

Cut the round of plywood at 3 1/2" diam so you get a 1/4" groove for the cable.

The $64 question is stopping any leakage so experiment w/ longer tubing and more heat shrink if probs.

Messages In This Thread

retractable skeg
Greg -- 1/28/1999, 11:06 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Dave Dufour -- 2/19/1999, 10:53 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Pete Rudie -- 2/7/1999, 5:39 pm
Re: Shop Built Retractable Skeg Idea
Mike Allen -- 2/9/1999, 10:52 pm
Re:Refinements
Mike Allen -- 2/10/1999, 12:04 am
Re:Refinements II
Mike Allen -- 2/10/1999, 9:14 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Greg Steeves -- 2/8/1999, 12:15 am
Re: retractable skeg
Pete Rudie -- 2/8/1999, 3:42 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Nick Schade -- 1/29/1999, 9:55 am
Re: retractable skeg
Fritjof Karlsson -- 2/2/1999, 2:29 am
Re: retractable skeg
Nick Schade -- 2/2/1999, 3:24 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Greg Steeves -- 2/2/1999, 11:57 pm
Re: retractable skeg
Nick Schade -- 2/3/1999, 9:08 am
Re: retractable skeg
Greg Steeves -- 2/4/1999, 12:14 am