You are correct, the Flicka was designed for ferrocement and the one built at Span Farm was indeed a beautiful example. You are slightly wrong in...
Hi John sorry to break into this thread. I have been trying to contact you regarding General Purpose Dinghy (entry in JRA Dinghy Design...
Rayman, if you are still out there - can you please give me the source of your humorous post of March 2011 "Chinese scow", I want to follow that...
If anyone is still following this thread, and still interested - I am currently building an0ther scow. 26' plywood sheathed with...
Reply to Caro Brooking: The scow schooner plans in your post of April 11 2017 (two posts back) are of two different designs, both by Brian...
skegs Its good to see the scow forum continuing. That bit about the skegs answers my question too - I saw Jane Gifford on launching day and...
scow Pakihi Thanks for the reply. For some reason I lost contact with this website. Regarding the scow, please contact me direct on...
I have just gone back and re-read what PAR wrote. It makes perfect sense, and seems quite consistent with what you are proposing - ie you take...
Dennis, what is the design does it have a name? Do you know who designed it? Yes you are right, with that sort of keel (other things being...
Ballasting. Dennis, I meant to add this. If you take a 500 lb centreboard out, your boat will certainly float higher. This may or may not be to...
Over-powering a trailer yacht hull Dennis, you've got it. A centreboard is not usually there to make the boat more stable. It is usually there to...
Dennis I think you could remove the heavy centreboard in a hard chine trailer boat. The stability of a boat comes from its hull form in...
Mk 1 Kestrel conversion Here are a couple of pics.
Mark 1 Kestrel conversion Thanks again for your replies. I like the slot top on the Hartley, and appreciate the comments regarding engines....
Thanks for the reply guys. I have no plan to go up a river at planing speed. Just want to be reassured I can move ahead in the upper reaches of a...
I forgot to add, I am also considering a Hartley 18, which is what drew me to this thread (Dr Peter) - the general consensus seems to be that 10hp...
I was looking at a Noelex this morning, wondering how it would convert to a power boat. Pity to cut down such a beautiful sail boat, but on the...
More good snippets of history. Albatross interest me - I looked in Ashby's book and also in the newly published "A History of New Zealand Scows...
Scows at Katikati Thanks Rayman, for your reply and for you logic. The scan here was done from a newspaper photograph, which does not have very...
4 scows at Katikati Here is a newspaper article with a photograph of four scows at Diggelmann's wharf, Katikati, in the Tauranga Harbour, New...
