skegs cut off

[7xchamp]

Originally Posted by nocigarette

thanks a million, i feel guilty not paying for the things i have learned here....The boat is a old mag sport , still has the original drive height that it was raced with.......i was looking at the skeg and it has a slight tweak to it, like it had landed hard to one side and bent it, i thought this would be a quick fix.......2nd pic shows i am pretty deep in comparison to the bottom of the v.........i dont want to mess with it untill i have a better bigger drive, i am pushing the limitis of it as it is ...........thanks again7x

Sweet Magnum: That skeg actually looks like some of the early skegs I tried before I took them off completely, remember we were always running twin engines, Suggestion on your boat. Take that ugly aft ring off and put the nice flat hatches back on. Even when Aronow ran the sinled 482`s and number three`s the boat never needed the ring. I was with Don one day when I ran the first 35` over at his factory, as we were standing around B.S.ing a 27` Magnum sport came up the canal, he looked at me and said that`s the best and most beautiful boat he ever built, and we all sat with him and agreed, enjoy your boat it`s beautiful. Short story I worked for Magnum fo awhile, I was going to revive the 27`s and build a new 39` F-class boat. I started the Magnum owners club, but all fell apart as I didn`t receive the financial support promised to continue, I would still love to do it, Great name. 7XCHAMP

[24degrees]

Originally Posted by 7xchamp

Sweet Magnum: That skeg actually looks like some of the early skegs I tried before I took them off completely, remember we were always running twin engines, Suggestion on your boat. Take that ugly aft ring off and put the nice flat hatches back on. Even when Aronow ran the sinled 482`s and number three`s the boat never needed the ring. I was with Don one day when I ran the first 35` over at his factory, as we were standing around B.S.ing a 27` Magnum sport came up the canal, he looked at me and said that`s the best and most beautiful boat he ever built, and we all sat with him and agreed, enjoy your boat it`s beautiful. Short story I worked for Magnum fo awhile, I was going to revive the 27`s and build a new 39` F-class boat. I started the Magnum owners club, but all fell apart as I didn`t receive the financial support promised to continue, I would still love to do it, Great name. 7XCHAMP

I agree Richie......it is the most beautiful boat he ever built and I'm very excited that he thought so too.

Here's mine....

[h2oboater]

nocig i believe some time in the 80s APBA put a stop to skeg removel, as a referee for GLSCS i know we did not alow it for safety reasons, even today boats that use fixed drives an center rudders have to have them meet a minimal size. And as for pleasure boating i would defenitly leave it on, might save your prop on those rocks downriver.

[bearpaw]

The 89 Scorpion I owend had no skegs on the drives, ran like a bat out of hell.

[Lanier Motorsport]

who was you'r dad?

[2112]

Originally Posted by 24degrees

I agree Richie......it is the most beautiful boat he ever built and I'm very excited that he thought so too.

Here's mine....

I agree. Low profile, very little clutter on top and great proportions; Deck length at least 50% of overall length.