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DavidCrosby
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Response Posted - 04/17/2024 :  11:47:46  Show Profile  Visit DavidCrosby's Homepage  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by slacker

This looked like a worth while winter project so I gave it a try. I should mention that I didnt post pics because they look exactley the original pics except for different paint. ( copper VC 17 ). Next winter I hope to upgrade the wheel upgrade that was floating around the site a few years back.
Looking forward to putting the skeg to the test !


I am looking forward to reading your comments after you get out sailing.
David Crosby "Small World"
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slacker
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Response Posted - 02/18/2025 :  12:22:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I thought I'd report back what I experienced after a season of sailing on a lake, with a wheel with my new skeg.

1) The boat points way better than before. I don't want to blame all the pointing issues on the boat but before no matter what combination of sails and reefing I couldn't find one I felt completely comfortable with at stronger winds.
2) Less drift sideways and weather helm
3) A little less tender and doesn't round up quite so easily in strong winds
4) The combination of a skeg and switching from a 135 genoa to a 110 genoa has made the boat a little faster according to Sail GPS. from 5.8 to 6.3 top SOG
5) My main purpose for adding the skeg was to stop the boat from doing a 180 when tacking with just the genoa up and for that it had no effect . Just like the Catalina dealer told me Oh well.

I would do it again in a heartbeat but I would be tempted to make it 8 inches by 6 feet. Or better yet I hope someone else does that and reports back
Paul Schupbach
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