# skeg height for the jimmy boat

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skeg-height-for-the-jimmy-boat/36817>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [April 29, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skeg-height-for-the-jimmy-boat/36817 "2010-04-29T14:13:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ron\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@Ron\_King](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Ron_King)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skeg-height-for-the-jimmy-boat/36817/1 "2010-04-29T14:13:16Z")

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I AM BUILDING THE JIMMY B0AT AND NEED TO KNOW WHST SIZE TO MAKE THS SKEG AS IN THE HEIGHT. THANK YOU.

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**Author:** ![Lee\_Edmonds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lee\_Edmonds](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Lee_Edmonds)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skeg-height-for-the-jimmy-boat/36817/2 "2010-04-30T08:49:43Z")

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The forward end of our Jimmy Skiff’s skeg is about 1/2", the aft end is about 5 3/4".

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**Author:** ![Ron\_Paro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Ron\_Paro](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Ron_Paro)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skeg-height-for-the-jimmy-boat/36817/3 "2010-04-30T12:25:15Z")

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CAPT-K,

The blank that I glued up to cut the skeg from was 7 1/2" at the aft end.&nbsp; I based this on the idea that I wanted the bottom of the skeg to be at about the same depth as the center of the hull when she is sitting level on her lines.&nbsp; This worked out quite well as the bottom of the transom will be out of the water when the trim is correct.

See this page on my building blog... [http://jimmyskiff.blogspot.com/2007/02/two-seats-skeg-and-mast-spar.html](http://jimmyskiff.blogspot.com/2007/02/two-seats-skeg-and-mast-spar.html)

![Jimmy Skiff Skeg blank](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XuaT2XHyCMw/Rd0urXzRcVI/AAAAAAAAAIU/I3FYuPmDdUw/s200/IMG_2893.JPG)

![Rowing Jimmy Skiff](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XuaT2XHyCMw/RpA7Aye7AhI/AAAAAAAAAXM/End00B7fqXY/s400/IMG_3527.JPG)

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**Author:** ![Ron\_Paro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Ron\_Paro](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Ron_Paro)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skeg-height-for-the-jimmy-boat/36817/4 "2010-05-02T13:41:56Z")

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I just had a chance to measure the finished depth of my skeg, and it is about 5 1/2".