The Skeg
is a triangular board ([Figs. 198] and [199]), roughly speaking, of the same dimensions as the pieces sawed from the side-board b, c, d ([Fig. 196]). The stern-end will be about 7 inches wide and it will taper off to nothing at y ([Fig. 198]). The skeg is held in place by cleats of 1-inch lumber, 2 inches wide, nailed to the bottom on each side of the skeg. To get the proper dimensions experiment with the pieces sawed from the A boards and cut your skeg board so that its bottom edge will be level with the bottom at y ([Fig. 198]); the diagonal line, to correspond with the slant of the stern, can be accurately drawn if the skeg is left untrimmed until it is fastened in place.
