Ok, the obvious question is why do you have your weight so far forward? To cut wave making resistance you need to put the CB aft of amidships....
Sounds good so far. Whoah there. 40% aft of the bow for your CB? That's way too far forward for low resistance. In fact you'd be hard pushed to...
http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/3662/ppuser/311 Also:...
I have heard of people towing both models and full size boats (NS14 racing dinghys) with a scale to measure resistance. Also John Wellsford, the...
Here's a link to plans for the boat in question: http://simplicityboats.com/summerbreezetemp.html The skeg is very small and would make little...
Might as well throw in my 2c. If you want a tighter turning circle under sail (or quick tacking in narrow channels) leave the skeg off. If you...
Kevlar's fine with aluminium. No galvanic action at all as Kevlar is basically glorified nylon. Carbon is potentially lighter though. Having your...
Got another idea you could try. Are there any amateur wood turners near where you live? One of them would probably knock you up some tapered plugs...
I have an easier idea. Why not use some more aluminium tube of the right diameter for your plug? Then you just laminate the blade around it and...
Btw, if you want a self draining boat without relying on a bilge pump and don't like the aesthetics of Jean Marc Fage's boats (and I admit they...
That'd help, and has the advantage of giving more spread for your rowlocks. Two things you'd have to watch are a) added weight and b) bracing. The...
I wasn't suggesting decking the boat at the current sheer and fitting a coaming. Believe me I know all about the difficulty of handling oars in a...
Here's an idea I just had; if the budget's tight and you need a new blade anyway how about making four blades out of carbon? You've probably...
Damn. I s'pose you'll be taking a spare next time. The boat full of cheerleaders could carry a few for you. The boat sounds good anyway. More...
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What he said. Oh, btw, I more or less backed out of the design arguments for the moment because the sort of boats that interest me are different...
I didn't take any pics of my boats when I had them. Never even owned a camera until I bought a mobile phone. Must build another boat that I can...
I agree about the snap at the end of the pull. It's a natural way of getting your torso back to upright, as well as giving a nice little kick of...
6.1 knots over that distance is still good going. I've seen the sliding outrigger setup before. Never rowed with one though. Cheers. ETA: Just had...
You gave either the wrong distance or the wrong time then. Was the distance five miles? Was the time 32 minutes?
