Saturday 18 June 2016

Skeg shoe, new weight

When I put the cart under the boat I lifted the bow, and noticed that the bottom tip of the skeg was taking all the weight of the boat. So I made a skeg shoe—more like a toenail, really—out of aluminum:
Aluminum is a good choice, as it tends to be grippy. If you've ever tried to drag an aluminum boat across rocks you'll know what I mean. And the piece is wedge-shaped at the back, so presumably it'll dig in and keep the boat from sliding away from me as I lift.

New Weight!

That's 49 pounds now, hull and hatch covers.



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