Faster/less effort with effective skeg

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Faster/less effort with effective skeg
Posted by: Celia on Jan-28-13 7:51 AM (EST)

At least that is what I have found the few times I have paid attention. The times that I have it more than partially deployed, I am usually focused on other things. IMO, the skeg and drag thing is way overrated as an issue for anyone other than people racing. The keel on my first sea kayak was a lot more distracting than the skeg has ever been (which is not always healthy for a skeg when landing).

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skeg measurement trials - gjf12 - Jan-27-13 5:53 PM
- sounds about right - edzep - Jan-27-13 6:24 PM
  - low drag - gjf12 - Jan-28-13 12:27 AM
- Faster/less effort with effective skeg - Celia - Jan-28-13 7:51 AM
  - Really depends on the hull shape - FrankNC - Jan-28-13 11:39 AM
    - Design consideration... - Celia - Jan-28-13 2:08 PM
    - Which boat? - booztalkin - Jan-28-13 3:48 PM
- Sorry, your test proves nothing. - scott_f - Jan-29-13 1:18 AM
  - proof? - gjf12 - Jan-29-13 3:00 AM
  - I agree about a blind test - adbass - Jan-29-13 8:37 AM
    - I would tend to agree, and... - scott_f - Jan-30-13 5:06 AM
- Accuracy of gps ? - willi_h2o - Jan-29-13 7:56 PM
  - You are probably correct regarding - adbass - Jan-30-13 8:33 AM
    - Side to side movement - willi_h2o - Jan-30-13 12:57 PM
      - But there's no need to measure that. - guideboatguy - Jan-30-13 2:44 PM
        
        Everything has limits - willi_h2o - Jan-30-13 3:55 PM
        
        agree, results will vary... - jcbikeski - Jan-30-13 4:33 PM
        
        Correct, but it's even easier than that - guideboatguy - Jan-30-13 5:05 PM
        
        Sure enough. All I did was point out .. - guideboatguy - Jan-30-13 4:53 PM
        
        There is a reason it hasn't been done - willi_h2o - Jan-30-13 7:23 PM
        
        Not that complicated - gjf12 - Jan-30-13 11:26 PM
        
        Enjoy the experiment - willi_h2o - Jan-31-13 12:25 AM
        
        The whole point - gjf12 - Jan-31-13 12:57 AM
        
        500ft over an hour - willi_h2o - Jan-31-13 2:06 AM
        
        No, you don't get it. - guideboatguy - Jan-31-13 11:31 AM
        
        At very slow speeds - equality - willi_h2o - Jan-31-13 2:17 PM
        
        Tough to measure yes... - guideboatguy - Jan-31-13 2:28 PM
        
        Display nonsense - willi_h2o - Jan-31-13 2:34 PM
        
        accuracy - jcbikeski - Jan-31-13 2:41 PM
        
        Yes, but - adbass - Jan-31-13 3:37 PM
        
        agree - jcbikeski - Jan-31-13 3:41 PM
        
        You never even read what I wrote. - guideboatguy - Jan-31-13 4:12 PM
- I seem to remember these discussions - CapeFear - Jan-31-13 2:19 PM
- best test - radiomix - Jan-31-13 3:31 PM