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Any Skeg Fittings Ideas?
By:mike allen --->
Date: 7/17/2000, 3:07 pm
In Response To: Kajak Sport skegs (Brian Nystrom)

: compression loads). You can get all the fittings you need for the tubing
: cheaply and they're designed to be water tight (compression fittings), so

Hi Brian,

Are these walden fittings you're referring to? Or do you have any other ideas? My thoughts were to look into types of bicycle fittings, or types of cable tv fittings. Others? Small hydraulics fittings? Accelerator cables on cars?

-mick

Messages In This Thread

Need suggestions for adjustable skeg
Robb -- 7/13/2000, 2:17 pm
Sea Kayaker skeg plans
Jay Babina -- 7/16/2000, 8:21 am
Sea Kayaker skeg plans problems
mike allen ---> -- 7/17/2000, 3:17 pm
Re: idea for skeg
Dean Trexel -- 7/14/2000, 6:05 pm
Re: idea for skeg
lee -- 7/17/2000, 9:30 pm
Re: idea for skeg
Brian Nystrom -- 7/17/2000, 10:54 am
alternate skeg control
mike allen ---> -- 7/14/2000, 6:22 pm
Re: Need suggestions for adjustable skeg
brett -- 7/13/2000, 9:53 pm
CLC loses to Greg
mike allen ---> -- 7/14/2000, 12:32 pm
Re: CLC loses to Greg
lee -- 7/16/2000, 10:36 pm
Kajak Sport skegs
Brian Nystrom -- 7/17/2000, 10:40 am
Any Skeg Fittings Ideas?
mike allen ---> -- 7/17/2000, 3:07 pm
Skeg Fittings
Brian Nystrom -- 7/17/2000, 3:55 pm
Skeg Fittings Ideas
mike allen ---> -- 7/17/2000, 4:56 pm
Re: Skeg Fittings Ideas
Brian Nystrom -- 7/17/2000, 5:18 pm
The Fitting
mike allen ---> -- 7/17/2000, 5:37 pm
Re: The Fitting
Brian Nystrom -- 7/17/2000, 5:50 pm
Re: The Fitting
Greg -- 7/18/2000, 2:33 am
Good idea (NT)
Brian Nystrom -- 7/18/2000, 12:47 pm
Re: CLC loses to Greg
brett -- 7/14/2000, 2:23 pm
Salt and sand exposure
Greg -- 7/15/2000, 12:27 am
Retract or Deploy Default
mike allen ---> -- 7/14/2000, 5:35 pm
Re: Retract or Deploy Default
Ross Leidy -- 7/17/2000, 12:19 pm
Re: Retract or Deploy Default
Brian Nystrom -- 7/17/2000, 2:49 pm
Re: Retract or Deploy Default
Ross Leidy -- 7/17/2000, 3:09 pm
My other problem:
mike allen ---> -- 7/17/2000, 1:03 pm
Re: Retract or Deploy Default
Greg -- 7/17/2000, 12:55 pm
cable types
Brian Nystrom -- 7/17/2000, 2:55 pm
Re: Skegs vs. rudders
Shawn B -- 7/14/2000, 4:18 pm
Re: Need suggestions for adjustable skeg
Greg -- 7/13/2000, 7:20 pm
Re: Need suggestions for adjustable skeg
warren ross -- 7/13/2000, 3:36 pm