chodups
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I've owned 3 Sterling boats and every one of those has been a skeg-jamming wonder boat. Sand is a problem and, as you say, how to remove it. I wish they would switch Kool-Aids long enough to consider the virtues of an easy-to-clear-skeg-rattling skeg box.You’d think that after a while a good skeg design would arise, but it doesn’t seem that way. I would think that a tight skeg box would be more prone to jamming, once you get sand in it, how are you going to get it out. A little space at least gives you room to get a tool in there if need be. My P&H skeg has jammed once in 10 years, and still works flawlessly using a cleat for locking it. I carry a bent piece of coat hanger just in case but maybe I’m just really lucky, but it works very reliably. I have never replaced the cable or the bungee. It sure sounds like others are n having problems though.