Well, that little catamaran dinghy is a great example. (Is there that much snow in australia?) I guess it's a well-known concept, from seeing...
Here's a long dory photographed as it was built: http://www.kolbsadventures.com/long_dory_1.htm Where are you in Spain? I was once in Madrid for...
Michael, Have you seen Phil Bolger's #526 long light dory, with its frame for sliding thwarts forward and aft? I wonder how that works out in...
By ending just astern of midships, there was still a place in the centerline of the boat to put one's first foot onto as one stepped aboard.
You couldn't call it a thwart, as it ran front to back, along the centerline, at seat height, about 8" wide. It was easy to slide a little along...