Daggerboard prop drive available It looks like Harry Howard has gotten out of the boat building business and is now selling drop in pedal drives...
That green & black Cadence pedal boat was mine The green and black Cadence pedal boat that was pictured in the original posting was mine at...
Thank you for the reminder. I read that, too, but didn't think the program would die with the default in.mlt as input - and I forgot that comment...
The default in.mlt file. I also tried another one created via DelftShip (renamed to in.mlt), but it behaved no better.
I *did* read the manual Unlike most guys I actually read the manual before running the program even for the first time, and again before posting...
Michlet doesn't seem to work under Windows 7 I have just downloaded Michlet v9.32, installed it and tried running it with the default in.mlt. All...
Scheny's boat hull design Hi Andreas, Ok, so the next question is how one stays upright with your hull. Do you intend to have outriggers, or...
Hi Scheny, How about a parabolic hull cut down and flattened toward the stern? This would provide more of a planing surface. I suspect it...
I've used Mitrpak 1:1 gearboxes with the 3/8 inch shaft in the Cadence pedal boat for years, with a 6:1 ratio 1/4 inch sprocket drive. It has...
The gentleman's name is George Tatum, and the last I heard (about a year ago) he had a fair number of the Involute gearboxes sitting on a shelf...
Z-Drive vs. Flexible Shaft The greatest advantage of the Z-drive is the vastly improved maneuverability. Unfortunately, that is about the only...
Try WaveWalker The WaveWalker folks, if they are still around, make a similar drive unit, though perhaps a bit more robust than the SpinFin. A...
It would be interesting to hear how your boat performs with wind/waves coming from 45 degrees off the bow and when it comes from 45 degrees off...
Very cool, Ian! So, how do you lift the prop when you get to the shallows? Michael Lampi
Sorry...been away from this site for a while building a new boat, etc. No, the paddles were set up so only the 6" vanes were immersed in water....
The paddles on my canoe's paddle wheels extended only about 5 or 6 inches into the water. There were enough blades around the 27" bicycle rim that...
In my experience with my paddle wheel driven canoe I found that paddle wheels are superior to paddles in very shallow water, and no worse in very...
Pulse Drive The Pulse Drive looks quite similar to the Pacific Tailboats drive, except the Pulse Drive uses two opposing fins rather than one,...
Since last September (2009) I have been without a fast boat for racing. The so-called racing times posted for me since then have been in a...
Are you still planning to do a direct drive, or use the belt drive? Michael Lampi
