8 mt scow

[bushman]

HI , i am looking at building a bigger scow type moth etc etc with a concave hull , does anyone have some of the latest fast plans for the scow moth so we can progress the design regarding the size don't laugh about this as we kiwis do things different down here

[diwebb]

Hi,
you may want to look at the Great Lakes Scows as well, they go up to about 30 feet long as I remenber it, and I think Buddy Melges has been involved with them quite a bit. There was an article in Wooden Boat magazine about them maybe 15 years ago?

[tspeer]

The only scow I know that has a concave bottom is the Inland 20/M-20.

Length 20 ft.
Beam 5' 8" feet
Hull Fiberglass
Hull Wgt 595 lbs.
Crew 2+
Sail Area
Main 114 sq.ft.
Jib 62 sq.ft.
Spinnaker 265 sq.ft.
Spar Carbon Fiber

The class association appears to have made a change to a new web server that's not up at the moment.

[diwebb]

Hi,
the one I was thinking of was the A Class scow. These are sailed on the great lakes and are about 26 to 30 feet long. They sail with a crew of six. Buddy Melges is quite active in the class.
David.

[tspeer]

But the A's have flat bottoms, not concave.

The M-20 was originally built by Melges Boatworks, hence the "M". Melges tried to monopolize control of the class, which led to it splitting into two classes, the I-20 and M-20.

The E scow is about 8 m, but it, too has a flat bottom.

[gybeset]

google or youtube ' E scow' for the model at that length !