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Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
By:JJ Atkinson
Date: 7/11/2003, 8:10 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Plastic Skegs (Don Lucas)

Can you give me some more info on this "rocket" that you are sailing?

JJ

: On my 20' FD center board sail boat we would make to slot over sized and put
: point shims on the axle and one or two other spots for a no slop fit. We
: did not use jibing center boards do to the speed of these rockets,(15 to
: 20 knots). To keep the flow clean we epoxyed a piece of heavy mylar over
: the slot and after cure would split it with razor knife.The mylar looks
: like a midwing root fairing when down.You still would have reach under
: after launching to open the slot to clean out the sand put hopefully would
: not bind. Maybe you could put the out flow of the foot pump to blow it
: out, a quik roll with skirt open to let some in:)
: Don

Messages In This Thread

Other: Plastic Skegs *Pic*
Shawn Baker -- 7/11/2003, 3:31 pm
Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/12/2003, 10:20 am
Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
Shawn Baker -- 7/12/2003, 11:51 am
Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/12/2003, 2:54 pm
Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
Don Lucas -- 7/11/2003, 7:24 pm
Re: Non-jam fixes
Shawn Baker -- 7/12/2003, 11:48 am
Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
JJ Atkinson -- 7/11/2003, 8:10 pm
Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
Don Lucas -- 7/12/2003, 10:17 am
Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
mike allen -- 7/11/2003, 7:43 pm
Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
mike allen -- 7/11/2003, 6:22 pm
Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
Shawn Baker -- 7/12/2003, 11:46 am