Subj : Re: Skeg Design
To   : rec.sport.rowing
From : James HS
Date : Wed Sep 08 2021 02:21 am

On Tuesday, 7 September 2021 at 16:39:52 UTC+1, lin...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 7:22:56 AM UTC+1, James HS wrote: 
> 
> > Older Empacher skegs were held in by a screw at the sternward end, and this
 was a small piece of aluminium and broke before the fin box was damaged - so a
 'fuse' section is a useful element to include!
> The idea of a tear-off line is also explored in this design:
https://theflyingboatman.co.uk/product/breakaway-fin-1x/ 
> 
> -- C

Interesting

I drive a CD

have lost my fin a few times, and as it is held in with silicone it
unobligingly pops out

fortunately I can later wander the shoreline and retrieve :) - and a bit of
silicone later it is back in, ready for my shoreline adventures!
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