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Bungee skeg *Pic*
By:Jay Babina
Date: 4/1/2008, 12:15 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg *Pic* (Gennie)

I did a quick sketch from memory of how the original Valley one worked. Running through the skeg is a free floating axle that's about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and sticks out about a 1/2" on each side of the skeg. The bungee (black) loops over the skeg in the notch and wraps around the axel on each side and up to the deck and fastened (two pieces come up to the deck). Wrapping around the axle makes for a better downward action. The whole assembly is free floating and held up by the bungee cord.

The skeg box in reality can be smaller than the height of the boat. Valley has a hose fitting on top of the box and on the deck with a piece of hose attached with hose clamps that the bungee and control line run though.

I think with yours, you may not achieve enough downward pressure to offset the friction of the skeg being pulled up against the box?

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S&G: My version of Johns skeg *Pic*
Kudzu -- 3/26/2008, 9:35 pm
Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg
Bryan Hansel -- 3/27/2008, 10:10 pm
Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg
Bill Hamm -- 3/27/2008, 7:04 am
Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg
Randy Ricchi -- 3/26/2008, 9:55 pm
Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg
Kudzu -- 3/26/2008, 10:08 pm
Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg
Toni V -- 3/28/2008, 3:06 am
Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg
Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2008, 10:48 am
Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg
Kudzu -- 3/28/2008, 10:23 am
Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg *Pic*
Gennie -- 3/28/2008, 8:24 am
Bungee skeg *Pic*
Jay Babina -- 4/1/2008, 12:15 pm
Re: Bungee skeg
Dave Reekie -- 4/2/2008, 4:30 am
Re: Bungee skeg *LINK* *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 4/3/2008, 8:51 am
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John Eberly -- 4/4/2008, 11:58 am
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Steve Rasmussen -- 4/3/2008, 12:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/3/2008, 12:46 am
Re: Bungee skeg
Dave Reekie -- 4/3/2008, 8:08 am
Re: Bungee skeg
Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2008, 12:44 am
Re: Bungee skeg *Pic*
Bryan Hansel -- 4/2/2008, 1:42 pm
Re: Bungee skeg *LINK* *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 4/5/2008, 2:38 pm
Re: Bungee skeg
Dave Reekie -- 4/3/2008, 8:02 am
Re: Bungee skeg
Bryan Hansel -- 4/3/2008, 8:47 am
Re: Bungee skeg
Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2008, 12:41 am
Re: Bungee skeg *LINK* *Pic*
Bryan Hansel -- 4/6/2008, 1:52 pm
Re: Bungee skeg
Bryan Hansel -- 4/6/2008, 1:48 pm
Re: Bungee skeg
Bill Hamm -- 4/7/2008, 12:39 am
Re: Bungee skeg
Bryan Hansel -- 4/7/2008, 10:50 am
Re: Bungee skeg
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2008, 9:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2008, 9:37 am
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Etienne Muller -- 4/8/2008, 2:05 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/8/2008, 8:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2008, 8:24 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/6/2008, 6:22 am
Re: Bungee skeg
Kudzu -- 4/2/2008, 9:09 am
Re: Bungee skeg
Dave Reekie -- 4/2/2008, 9:46 am
Bungee skeg *LINK*
Jay Babina -- 4/2/2008, 7:31 am
Re: Bungee skeg
Bryan Hansel -- 4/1/2008, 1:28 pm
Re: Bungee skeg
Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2008, 12:41 am
Image link fixed *NM*
Jay Babina -- 4/1/2008, 2:07 pm
Re: S&G: My version of Johns skeg
Kudzu -- 3/28/2008, 2:28 pm