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Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg *LINK* *Pic*
By:John Caldeira
Date: 1/6/2008, 4:51 pm

I finally got around to building a second skeg similar to the one I put in my Artist kayak last year, but this time I TOOK PICTURES of the construction process. This skeg design design has worked out great for me, so I invite those of you who may be interested in a simple skeg design to browse:

http://www.outdoorplace.org/paddling/lines/Skeg.html

John

A Simple Skeg

Messages In This Thread

Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg *LINK* *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 1/6/2008, 4:51 pm
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Gennie -- 1/8/2008, 8:43 am
A Different Retractable Skeg
Reg Lake -- 1/8/2008, 11:15 am
Re: A Different Retractable Skeg *Pic*
Gennie -- 1/8/2008, 12:22 pm
Re: A Different Retractable Skeg
Reg Lake -- 1/8/2008, 1:44 pm
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Steve Dorrington -- 1/8/2008, 4:08 am
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 1/8/2008, 5:20 pm
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Steve Dorrington -- 1/9/2008, 4:37 pm
....metric too. *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 1/9/2008, 4:57 pm
Re: ....metric too.
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/10/2008, 1:18 pm
But, but, but, Noah built in Cubits :) *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/10/2008, 2:31 pm
Re: ....metric too.
TOM RAYMOND -- 1/10/2008, 12:51 pm
Re: ....metric too.
Steve Dorrington -- 1/9/2008, 7:35 pm
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Bryan Hansel -- 1/6/2008, 5:17 pm
Replacing the bungee
John Caldeira -- 1/7/2008, 7:43 am
Re: Strip: A Simple Retractable Skeg
Kudzu -- 1/6/2008, 6:52 pm
Excellent, John -- Thanks! *NM*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/6/2008, 6:24 pm