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Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
By:PatrickC
Date: 5/28/2011, 9:20 am
In Response To: Strip: Skeg Consequences (Mike Bielski)

: When considering the addition of a skeg, it will help with
: tracking, but:

: How much drag does it produce when it's down?

: In choppy conditions, how often is the skeg out of the water and
: not doing any good?

: When the skeg is retracted, how much drag does the open slot in the
: hull produce?

: What is the best way to minimize these effects?

: m

Any drag loss is far compensated by less side to side wobble with each paddle stroke.
Also the skeg isn't going to be out of the water much even in surf. The open slot on my boat produces
unnoticeable drag.

You can make a fancy foil shape skeg thats supposed to have less drag or just use something thin like aluminum.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Skeg Consequences
Mike Bielski -- 5/27/2011, 12:25 pm
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 5/27/2011, 6:37 pm
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Reg Lake -- 5/28/2011, 12:26 am
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Mike Bielski -- 5/28/2011, 12:41 am
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Reg Lake -- 5/28/2011, 1:10 am
Re: Strip: Skeg photos *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 5/28/2011, 1:35 am
Re: Strip: Skeg photos
Mike Bielski -- 5/28/2011, 8:13 am
Re: Strip: Skeg photos *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 5/28/2011, 12:09 pm
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Mike Savage -- 5/28/2011, 9:00 am
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
PatrickC -- 5/28/2011, 9:20 am
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
mtkayak (Mike Trutwin) -- 5/28/2011, 11:30 pm
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Bill Hamm -- 5/29/2011, 1:46 am
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Charles Robinson -- 5/29/2011, 10:15 am
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Mike Bielski -- 5/29/2011, 12:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/30/2011, 12:17 am
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Jay Babina -- 5/30/2011, 7:32 am
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Mike Bielski -- 5/30/2011, 8:09 am
Re: Strip: Skeg Consequences
Eric Mattison -- 5/31/2011, 1:31 pm