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Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/15/2011, 2:51 am
In Response To: Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades? (dave g)

: Thanks guys as usual everyone is happy to help. Some good info.
: When it comes time to fit a skeg (dreaming a night heron with
: skeg) I will prob ask more

: dave g

Btw, foil shape is often not what people think, it's not a rounded nose tapering back to a sharp pointed tail. Maximum thickness should be in the range of 25-35% of the chord (length from the front of the foil to the rear). Also generally the nose needs to be rounded and the tail fairly sharp but in water at least does't need to be pointed, squared off works fine.

Might want to do a web search for symetrical NACA foil shapes (predecessor to NASA).

Bill H.

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Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
dave g -- 11/13/2011, 10:55 pm
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Craig Robinson -- 11/14/2011, 12:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/14/2011, 1:30 am
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risto -- 11/14/2011, 2:59 am
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Reg Lake -- 11/14/2011, 3:02 am
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Wayne One (wwfloyd) -- 11/14/2011, 4:11 am
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2011, 2:41 am
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Reg Lake -- 11/15/2011, 3:16 am
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Bill Hamm -- 11/16/2011, 1:47 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/16/2011, 2:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2011, 2:46 am
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Mike Savage -- 11/15/2011, 4:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/16/2011, 1:50 am
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Mike Savage -- 11/17/2011, 6:18 am
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Bill Hamm -- 11/19/2011, 4:22 am
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Mike Savage -- 11/19/2011, 2:27 pm
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dave g -- 11/15/2011, 8:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/16/2011, 1:57 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/16/2011, 4:44 am
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades? *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 11/14/2011, 4:16 am
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
dave g -- 11/14/2011, 9:34 pm
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2011, 2:51 am
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Cole Coon -- 11/16/2011, 6:42 pm
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Bris Paul -- 11/15/2011, 2:38 pm
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Reg Lake -- 11/16/2011, 4:05 am
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Bris Paul -- 11/16/2011, 2:56 pm
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Craig Robinson -- 11/17/2011, 9:15 pm
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Bill Hamm -- 11/19/2011, 4:40 am
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Bill Hamm -- 11/19/2011, 4:51 am
Re: Other: foiled skeg/rudder blades?
Bill Hamm -- 11/19/2011, 4:36 am