Help - Need a good pram plan

Discussion in 'Boat Design' started by terry32506, Jan 2, 2010.

  1. troy2000
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    troy2000 Senior Member

    My nephew found the 9' version of that pram in one of my books about 10 years ago, and fell in love with it. But he's a very big guy. So I redrew it for him at 11', with a little more freeboard and a couple inches more beam, and lofted it for him. He built it with an MDO bottom and a flat 2x6 keelson, and lapstraked the sides with some wood someone gave him. I never figured out what it was, but it was light, flexible, even-grained and easy to work; the best thing I've seen this side of western cedar.

    He built the pram to row, and to take a tiny antique outboard he found somewhere, and it performed handsomely (within its limits, of course). At his request I also drew him a pivoting centerboard and a spritsail rig, but he ran out of ambition. He isn't an experienced woodworker, and I think he was scared to tackle it after I started working out of town. He didn't want to try it without me around, to give him moral support and answer questions.
     

  2. terry32506
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    terry32506 Junior Member

    Sounds like it was a great little boat. I am a woodworker but not a designer but sure wouldnt mind being one especially getting information piece by piece this project is making me get into it that much more. I will stick to the original plans and make some changes but adding a bench at the back type of thing and rub rails to go all around..Should look nice when its done. I thought by now it would have been at least half done. Good thing I am not in a rush to make one. :)
     
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