An All Plastic Add-on Skeg for a Sevylor Inflatable Kayak

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Mar 27, 2020, 11:31 AM
rgsparber

An All Plastic Add-on Skeg for a Sevylor Inflatable Kayak

Please forgive me if you had no interest in my first skeg prototype and that interested has declined with each new iteration.

For that one person who cares, here is, what might be, the final design. It is fabricated with commonly available tools and materials, is made entirely of PVC, and is sealed so it floats.

If you are interested, please see

https://rick.sparber.org/AllPlasticSkeg.pdf

Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.

Thanks,

Rick
Mar 27, 2020, 01:31 PM
DIYer


Thanks rgsparber! We've added your PVC Kayak Skeg to our Miscellaneous category,
as well as to your builder page: rgsparber's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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Mar 27, 2020, 05:46 PM
Made Home

Never saw the "declining ones", but this ine seemed interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Mar 27, 2020, 06:41 PM
rgsparber

Quote:

Originally Posted by Made Home

Never saw the "declining ones", but this ine seemed interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Not sure what you mean by "declining ones". Please educate me.

Thanks,

Rick
Mar 27, 2020, 06:46 PM
Made Home

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgsparber

Not sure what you mean by "declining ones". Please educate me.

Thanks,

Rick

In your original post you said, "Please forgive me if you had no interest in my first skeg prototype and that interested has declined with each new iteration."

Perhaps I misunderstood? I just meant to convey that I'd never seen your prior posts. i.e. this is the dirst one I've seen, and I liked it. So I thanked you for sharing your experience. I'm confident that as the weather warms up, I'll be building one.
Mar 27, 2020, 08:42 PM
rgsparber

Quote:

Originally Posted by Made Home

In your original post you said, "Please forgive me if you had no interest in my first skeg prototype and that interested has declined with each new iteration."

Perhaps I misunderstood? I just meant to convey that I'd never seen your prior posts. i.e. this is the first one I've seen, and I liked it. So I thanked you for sharing your experience. I'm confident that as the weather warms up, I'll be building one.

Ah, thanks for the clarification. Here is the history:

(oldest) https://rick.sparber.org/skeg.pdf

https://rick.sparber.org/skegTry2.pdf

https://rick.sparber.org/AllPlasticSkeg.pdf

Rick
PS: I would like to point everyone to an essay that I wrote on being an inventor: https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...inventor-78607