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Steel skeg on the hull. Why?
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 4:11 pm
by Goose606
On the underside of my hull approximately 800mm from the transom is a steel skeg. Can anyone advise me what this is for? Is it for drying out purposes or is it left over from when the engine was fitted?
Any help appreciated
D
Re: Steel skeg on the hull. Why?
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 6:52 pm
by Hull52
Sounds like a remnant from a sail drive. I recall that there was at least one Telstar that was fitted with an inboard/saildrive combination. Pictures?
Re: Steel skeg on the hull. Why?
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:10 pm
by Goose606
Dear Hull 52,
Thanks for the response. It looks as though it was from an engine prop drive. The boat is in a boat shop in the UK and I am in Qatar. So can't get a picture.
I haven't seen the boat in the water yet, nor have I seen her dry out. It was a suggestion that it may be a drying out a skeg.
Does your boat have one? If no I will not have removed.
Many thanks
David
Re: Steel skeg on the hull. Why?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:46 am
by Hull52
No. My boat originally had a UA jet drive and Bombardier engine. Tony gave up on that design very early due to electrolysis.