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Wherry Skeg - Anyone Trimmed it Down

Submitted by Geoff - Tue, 8/10/10 » 11:24 AM

I've been using my Wherry for about 18 months and find it rows extremely straight. I don't have the rowing seat and feel a lot of slowing between strokes. It seems to me that I could reduce drag by making the skeg smaller. Has anyone else tried this?

Thanks,

Geoff

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RE: Wherry Skeg - Anyone Trimmed it Down

» Submitted by czdan - Wed, 8/11/10 » 1:04 PM

Hi Geoff,

This is one of those situations where it might be a good idea to contact the CLC staff directly and see what they think. They have always been quick to respond to any Wherry questions I had.

RE: Wherry Skeg - Anyone Trimmed it Down

» Submitted by Oxford Pete - Wed, 8/11/10 » 8:30 PM

I cannot imagine that trimming the skeg will make a significant reduction in resistance. It presents a very small area (maybe a couple of square inches) directly facing into the flow and friction along the sides of it's length will be negligible. I bet any change would be imperceptible and certainly far less than a knot of headwind.