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dave269 10-30-2012 08:06 PM

knife edge skeg ??
 
after installing my nosecone should I knife edge the skeg or leave it alone ?

Back4More 10-30-2012 08:40 PM

I look at it this way. If you knife edge it and hit a stick, can, or bottle it will nick easier.

mike tkach 10-31-2012 12:26 AM

if you look at a lower that has been done by wilson performance,you will see how to properly knife edge a lower.they come to a sharp point.

dave269 10-31-2012 08:59 PM

so knife edging the skeg wouldn't be a bad idea ?

FIXX 11-01-2012 04:28 PM

fixx
 

Originally Posted by dave269 (Post 3806859)
so knife edging the skeg wouldn't be a bad idea ?

mine is,,no more prop slip...dont just v it,,you have to go back a few inches and blend it forward..if you nic it thats what they make tig welders for..

tomas_wallin 11-02-2012 02:08 AM


Originally Posted by mrfixxall (Post 3807398)
mine is,,no more prop slip...dont just v it,,you have to go back a few inches and blend it forward..if you nic it thats what they make tig welders for..

What was the difference in slip before and after. Did you gain any speed or something else?

FIXX 11-02-2012 07:13 PM

it was on a older volvo..was like 20% before ..also back cut the skeg to load the prop with more water..

tomas_wallin 11-03-2012 04:31 AM


Originally Posted by riverrat (Post 3808195)
Send it to Wilson in Florida and they will gain you some real speed and they do more then just knife edge the skeg . you wont make the gains yourself with a file & a d.a. sander lol ,don't belief everything you read on the net. good luck
Jeff

That is not an option since I'm located in Sweden... :whistle:

But anyway - who/what's Wilson?

thirdchildhood 11-03-2012 06:01 AM

This is a lower done by Wilson. The skeg looks knife edged:
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...oblueprint.jpg
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...blueprint2.jpg


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