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Originally Posted by JohnRPollard
Robert Gainer: How does the centerboard of the St. Lawrence Skiff work? You said it was a "fan type" that expands. I'm having trouble envisioning that?
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Have you seen someone fan out a deck of cards? You slide out the aft edge while holding the forward edge and you get a triangle that expands at the aft edge while pivoting at the forward end. If you look at the link you will see the seams and size of the case.
http://www.nextwaveboat.com/Images/s...ence~skiff.jpg
All the best,
Robert Gainer
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