Finally, we tried to test the limits of the load-bearing capacity by putting a third person on board. Now it becomes uncomfortable both in terms...
This is pretty rough unedited footage, but still shows very well what I wanted to demonstrate. The shots of boarding the boat from the dock...
This mini-video series is intended to show how the boat behaves under different loads under ideal conditions. Let's start with a person (85 kg),...
Before I show the test results, I would like to briefly introduce the design. Photo journal of the build (including cutting pattern for the...
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I have already presented this design at the WoodenBoat Forum, but as I know that people in general are more critical over here, I am interested in...
Thank you for your effort, much appreciated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXZKdJK4Qjw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNc8O7kKdGg...
A good article which may help to answer some of the questions: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/03/r/articles/rowing/ This is the Teifi Skiff the...
I understand your doubts about getting the trim right for the Herreshoff 17. With the Guideboats it should be easier but still it seems quite...
I don't have any first hand experience but here is a quote from a very competent person, Ben Fuller on the WoodenBoat Forum: We have been there...
Whenever there is a reason I like to revive my favorite thread. This time there is a very good reason because by chance I found this photo of...
There is nothing wrong with poplar compared to okoume as their characteristics are very similar. It is all about the quality of the plywood. In...
For the prove of concept build of my Gorewood 14 Canoe I used 3 mm Poplar plywood because that is the only 3 mm plywood I could get in my area....
After studying Chris Kulczycki's book "The Kayak Shop" which shows two compounded plywood kayak designs (the Yare and the Pocomoke) I designed my...
Bateau's D5 dinghy: http://bateau.com/studyplans/D5_study.htm?prod=D5 http://www.bateau2.com/free/D5_free_m.PDF [IMG][IMG] [IMG]
Blackburn Challenge 2015 A great report about the race: http://www.surfskiracing.org/2015/07/2015-blackburn-challenge-a-race-to-remember/...
Blackburn Challenge 2015 The results are in: http://www.blackburnchallenge.com/CARC_Race_Results.asp Congratulations Ben Booth on winning the...
Blackburn Challenge 2015 Ben Booth who won the fixed seat single class at record time last year is rowing the same boat but this time with a...
I re-read the chapter about the St. Lawrence Skiff in Gardner's "Building Classic Small Craft" and this is what he wrote about the Colon model...
Here is another 20 ft St. Lawrence River Skiff from "Forest and Stream" April 25, 1889. The plans and offsets are the same as in John Gardner's...
