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Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg? *PIC*
By:Greg Galloway
Date: 9/6/2014, 10:46 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg? (Rich)

I built a skeg using Nick's plans. It might be a bit more complicated than others but the resulting skeg is a pretty awesome.

http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/guillemot/catalog/accessory_plans/sea_kayak_retractable_skeg_plans

The finished control box mounted on the deck:

I took a brief detour from boat building and built a vacuum press. I really wanted a carbon fiber skeg and wasn't happy with the results I was getting with hand lay-ups.

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Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
rich -- 9/5/2014, 8:47 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 9/5/2014, 9:28 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Jeff Horton -- 9/5/2014, 4:07 pm
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
howard -- 9/5/2014, 5:06 pm
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Mike Bielski -- 9/5/2014, 9:39 pm
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Etienne Muller -- 9/6/2014, 4:35 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
JohnAbercrombie -- 9/6/2014, 11:45 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg? *PIC*
John Messinger -- 9/6/2014, 7:05 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Rich -- 9/6/2014, 7:53 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg? *PIC*
Greg Galloway -- 9/6/2014, 10:46 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Ric Allen -- 9/6/2014, 5:42 pm
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
JohnAbercrombie -- 9/6/2014, 6:24 pm
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg? *PIC*
Greg Galloway -- 9/6/2014, 8:43 pm
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Ric Allen -- 9/6/2014, 10:16 pm
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2014, 12:21 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Greg Galloway -- 9/7/2014, 9:07 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2014, 1:51 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Greg Galloway -- 9/7/2014, 9:12 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
JohnAbercrombie -- 9/7/2014, 11:36 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2014, 1:51 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
rich -- 9/7/2014, 8:09 am
Re: Strip: to skeg or not to skeg?
Robert Horstmann -- 9/10/2014, 8:40 am