catamaran rowboat with sliding seat

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  1. sander
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    sander Junior Member

    Hallo!

    I would like to build a rowboat out of 2 11 cm diameter pbc tube.

    So i need an advice for placing a sliding seat, foodrest, and ore holders.

    My biggest question is how long there shall be between the ore holders, i am 195cm, and want something wide with long oars, for maximum power.

    Thanks in adwance

    sander
     
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    Ok i have done a lot of reserch, and found out that 162 cm between the oar locks works great with 288 cm hatchet-shaped oars, with 89 cm inboard.

    I might use aprox 20 cm diameter pvc tube instead, depends on the length.
    Is it right understood that 1 liter of air per kg would keep me floating?

    Lets say that the overall weight of the boat including me is 120 kg how many extra cm3 would i then prefer?

    I think 162 cm between the pontoons would be nice, that way i can put the oar locks rigth on top of the pontoons, but how long should it then be?

    How high above the waterline should i sit?
     
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