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Re: Other: Plastic Skegs
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 7/12/2003, 2:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Plastic Skegs (Shawn Baker)

: Interesting. Even if there's turbulent flow behind the old, thinner skeg?

Assuming your could go "perfectly" straight, the thin one probably had less drag. But in real life nothing is perfect, so the thicker one probably ends up being better in practice.

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