The Race Is On

by | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019-2020, Home Page, ISA

Skeeter Plank 2
“A plank of many colors”
Pk Takes A Break
“A break in the action”
Every Shop
Every shop needs one of these.

Winter is here in the Four Lakes area; we seem to have skipped November and gone right into December. Ken Whitehorse is working hard prepping his Class A Skeeter plank for red paint. Paul Krueger and Ken will be ready for ice – which might come early this year. It was 8F here this morning and with more single digit temps in the forecast – it’s making ice somewhere!

 

Seeing Red

by | Oct 19, 2019 | 2019-2020, Home Page, ISA

Out with the blue, in with the red.

PK and Ken have been working furiously on their Class A Skeeter programs this past week. PK’s been upgrading the trailer lights while Ken worked his magic and transformed the formerly blue boat into traditional 4LIYC red and white.

Skeeter Trailer
PK installing better trailer lights.
Skeeter Paint 2
The blue boat before the red.
Skeeter Graphics
New graphics for PK.

 

RAMBL’N Red

by | Sep 29, 2019 | 2019-2020, Home Page, ISA



Paul Krueger’s Class A Skeeter RAMBL’N is sporting a new coat of paint today in the traditional colors of the 4LIYC, red and white. Paul’s daughter asked Ken Whitehorse if all the recent modifications on PK’s boat would make him go “too fast”. Ken told her not to worry, he went for the pretty paint job instead of the fast one. Paul said, “We waited for a west wind so there were no complaints from the neighbor on over spray”. [Hey, there’s only one neighbor, iceboat.org headquarters!- Ed.]

Weekend Deflection

by | Aug 12, 2019 | 2019-2020, Home Page, ISA

The Krueger-Whitehorse Skeeter Shop was in full technical mode over the weekend measuring plank deflection and aligning runners.

The Good: Starboard side, 3.4 degrees, not canted.

The Bad: Port side, adjusting to 3.4 degrees, wooden shim is holding plank in position.

Kenny fine adjusting with digital angle finder.

Ken takes a plank measurement.

Plank comparison.

Kenny checking the runner angle on Paul’s plank.

Load test on Paul’s plank. Note the fresh coat of uni-carbon. The plank was load tested and then modified to match the blue plank’s deflection. Paul’s plank now matches identically with the blue plank deflection. 

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