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Re: Other: Skegs fore and aft.
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 7/3/2013, 1:48 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Skegs fore and aft. (Etienne Muller)

Et,

For you the skeg forward might work ok, but as I understand it the waters you paddle on all have rock bottoms. For most of us with sand, mud and/or gravel bottoms the bow skeg would likely be jammed in place all the time from just running the bow up onto the shore.

Bill H.

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Other: Skegs fore and aft.
Etienne Muller -- 7/1/2013, 5:45 pm
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Paul Davies -- 7/1/2013, 7:22 pm
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Reg Lake -- 7/1/2013, 8:38 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/2/2013, 7:15 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/2/2013, 11:09 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/2/2013, 4:16 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 7/2/2013, 11:38 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/3/2013, 12:00 am
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Reg Lake -- 7/2/2013, 11:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/2/2013, 4:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2013, 1:48 am
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ddaniels -- 7/5/2013, 5:09 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/5/2013, 5:43 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/6/2013, 2:36 am
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Randy Knauff -- 7/9/2013, 4:07 pm