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Bungee skeg *LINK*
By:Jay Babina
Date: 4/2/2008, 7:31 am
In Response To: Re: Bungee skeg (Dave Reekie)

Sand is not so much a problem as small stones. None of the commercial manufacturers stayed with the bungee type of skegs and have all switched to push/pull cables. I think the wide axle in the original Valley one is what keeps it aligned on center.

Almost all of the newer commercial designs have a fixed axle. However the skeg shape and design allows you to remove the skeg in the down position once you release the cable. A few months back I posted a design I did. Go to the link and the drawing link will open up a PDF. The bungee skegs do work and avoids the cable so for some it's an easier installation.

http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi/noframes/read/165497

skeg drawing

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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
Re: Bungee skeg
John Eberly -- 4/4/2008, 11:58 am
Re: Bungee skeg
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
Re: Bungee skeg
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