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Re: skeel?
By:johne
Date: 12/23/2009, 12:44 pm
In Response To: Re: skeel? (Reg Lake)

: Lee,

: Too early to comment on the Grand Illusion but I have had a Skeel
: in my Illusion since June and it works fine in all directions.

: The Illusion turns slightly to weather, and with the skeel down it
: turns slightly to lee. The effect is strong enough to compliment
: directional choice and yet mild enough that the kayak will still
: respond to edging. Now I think of Skegs as locking up the stern
: which is overkill.
: Let me get some hours on the Grand and see if I can capture the
: effect with video.

: Since June I have come across two other posters on this board that
: use central skegs, Holmes and Don Goss.

: Best,

: Reg

I also put the skegs into my boats about the 1/4 point from the aft end and slightly off center.
This seems to give the boat the ability to track well without making it so stable (longitudinally) that it is hard to turn.

It also puts the skeg box in the hull where it can easily be reached thru the aft hatch and is not terribly in the way of using the volume in the aft end.

Messages In This Thread

Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 11/24/2009, 11:52 pm
Launching *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 12/21/2009, 12:25 am
Wind?
John Caldeira -- 12/27/2009, 6:16 pm
Re: Wind?
Reg Lake -- 12/28/2009, 7:45 pm
Re: Launching
Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2009, 8:52 am
Re: Launching *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 12/27/2009, 11:55 am
Re: Launching
Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2009, 12:08 pm
Re: Launching *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 12/27/2009, 12:31 pm
Re: Launching *PIC*
Bill Hamm -- 12/28/2009, 9:50 am
Re: Launching
Deano -- 12/21/2009, 3:07 pm
Re: Launching
Reg Lake -- 12/21/2009, 3:53 pm
Re: Launching
PatrickC -- 12/21/2009, 7:09 pm
Re: Launching
Reg Lake -- 12/22/2009, 11:45 am
Re: Launching *PIC*
PatrickC -- 12/22/2009, 8:51 pm
Re: Launching
Glen Smith -- 12/21/2009, 12:37 pm
Re: Launching
Reg Lake -- 12/21/2009, 3:47 pm
Re: Launching
Glen Smith -- 12/21/2009, 5:54 pm
Re: Launching
Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2009, 8:57 am
Re: Launching
johne -- 12/21/2009, 12:17 pm
Re: Launching
Reg Lake -- 12/21/2009, 3:30 pm
Re: Launching Big Banana
LeeG -- 12/21/2009, 10:45 am
Re: Launching Big Banana
Reg Lake -- 12/21/2009, 3:28 pm
Re: skeel?
LeeG -- 12/22/2009, 5:34 pm
Re: skeel? *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 12/22/2009, 5:50 pm
Re: skeel?
LeeG -- 12/23/2009, 1:07 pm
Re: skeel?
LeeG -- 12/22/2009, 7:04 pm
Re: skeel?
Reg Lake -- 12/23/2009, 12:13 pm
Re: skeel?
johne -- 12/23/2009, 12:44 pm
Re: Launching Big Banana
LeeG -- 12/21/2009, 11:05 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Bill Hamm -- 11/25/2009, 6:06 pm
Mold making photos added to the slideshow. *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 11/25/2009, 11:06 pm
Re: Mold making photos added to the slideshow.
Bill Hamm -- 11/26/2009, 12:35 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Sam McFadden -- 11/25/2009, 10:37 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Reg Lake -- 11/25/2009, 12:02 pm
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
LeeG -- 11/27/2009, 9:30 pm
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Reg Lake -- 11/28/2009, 1:32 am
HiPer-tex info
Reg Lake -- 11/28/2009, 2:02 am
Re: HiPer-tex info
LeeG -- 11/28/2009, 4:50 am
Re: HiPer-tex info
Reg Lake -- 11/30/2009, 10:50 pm
Re: HiPer-tex info
LeeG -- 12/4/2009, 11:35 am
Re: HiPer-tex info
Reg Lake -- 12/5/2009, 11:30 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Sam McFadden -- 11/25/2009, 12:39 pm
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Reg Lake -- 11/25/2009, 10:10 pm
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
PatrickC -- 11/25/2009, 10:19 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Bill Hamm -- 11/25/2009, 6:10 pm
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
PatrickC -- 11/25/2009, 9:10 pm
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Bill Hamm -- 11/26/2009, 12:32 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Reg Lake -- 11/25/2009, 11:55 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Bill Hamm -- 11/25/2009, 7:18 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
John D. -- 11/25/2009, 1:02 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Reg Lake -- 11/25/2009, 2:48 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak
Dave Gentry -- 11/25/2009, 12:22 am
Re: Announce: Progress on fiberglass kayak *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 11/25/2009, 2:30 am