I don’t like to buy things I don’t understand. There are lots of examples of crude boats optimized for production in grp or aluminum that neither...
Thanks messabout, so when comparing plans, minimizing wetted surface is a plus for saving energy. Being on the heavier side is not necessarily a...
Stability I can figure. Capacity for rowing craft in sheltered water is very straight forward. It’s just .5(the weight of the water needed to...
Joe, now that I’ve had my nap, I think my above reply comes across a bit mean. That’s not my intent. I do think you can build a great boat, and...
Start with professional plans. If you want to design your own, start smaller. You could, for example build a scale model and test it. To do the...
In rolling waves water flows downhill on both sides of the crest and collects in the trough creating a crest in a new place. If your boat is in...
I have been intercepted by work and haven’t done much on the boat. I have however discovered a location in my area where I can catch the fish I...
i am curious about rowing flatirons of a size for 1-3 passengers on a mountain reservoir about 10 miles long. Intended use would be Kokanee, bass,...
Harold paysons instant boats can be found at many libraries and are great first time projects at low cost. Build the first boat to learn. If you...
Thanks for all the input. I will be picking a design soon. I learned a lot of useful info on this thread.
Happy new year to you as well, and to all:-) the swampscotts are very old as well. Still I'm curious if there are any performance enhancing...
Geo, your boat looks a lot like what gardiner, the author of the dory book and building classic small craft, calls generally a swampscott dory...
simplifying the headache I can't seem to get my machine to upload my sketches. That is why I am doing these verbally. A minimum surf skiff...
Love the boatcollar. I think something like that may get included in the final design.
rocker I think you are right. I am a little unclear on the distinction. Perhaps a pacific power dory has upturn on the bottom forward since the...
Moe, even though the described structure would be air tight to begin with, seams can fail. Home building experience, not much but grew up arround...
moderate surf. These are calm conditions in my area. Would you grab a boat and go pitch poling in this? Notice the lack of wind and 10 foot...
Thanks for posting those flowmo. I was having trouble looking them up before. Gorgeous.
I plan to update my other thread periodically until launch. Also I plan toshare a lot of detail as I go. Theoretically, someone could copy my...
A coaming on the ends of the cockpit should help with dryness. Leaving a smooth spot midsips will allow the boat to drain when healed over60°
