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  1. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Thanks rwatson. I would flare the midsection and somewhat flatten the v midships in real life. Good point about tying her bow up. On the one hand...
    Post by: Al G, Aug 4, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  2. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Cheers, I saw that one on woodenboat forum. Thanks for the advice on plywood thickness. I am not concerned with the adequacy of my scantlings....
    Post by: Al G, Aug 3, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  3. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Johnhazel, thank you so much. That is great information. I now feel confident to go with a skinny planning hull. About 4.5m waterline length and 1...
    Post by: Al G, Aug 2, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  4. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Thanks for the eloquent reply.
    Post by: Al G, Jul 27, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  5. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    "It is not the deadrise which is the deciding factor for a boat to go smoothly. It is much more important that the bottom width is correctly...
    Post by: Al G, Jul 20, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  6. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Thanks very much for the link. The design brief was very educational for me. I think that bottom would pound in a steep chop at 9 knots but that...
    Post by: Al G, Jul 20, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  7. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    PS is it the lack of volume forward and lack of flare aft that make you think my design looks poor?
    Post by: Al G, Jul 20, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  8. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Thanks Rwatson. I don't want a flat bottom, I've built a 16 foot banks dory and don't like the pounding. If I were to follow a design I'd probably...
    Post by: Al G, Jul 20, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  9. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Sorry for the disjointed posts. I don't have a computer and am clumsy with the smartphone. Thanks for your patience.
    Post by: Al G, Jul 19, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  10. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    [ATTACH] A and C represent midships sections without and with the strake. B and D represent stern tramsom sections without and with the strake...
    Post by: Al G, Jul 19, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  11. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    I'm also wondering about creating a spray rail/lifting strake by running a chine log along the outside of the bottom panels at their outer edge,...
    Post by: Al G, Jul 19, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  12. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    [ATTACH] Bottom planking would be 6 mm ply, side planking would be 4 mm. Probably glassed inside and out with 6 ounce cloth in epoxy. Could anyone...
    Post by: Al G, Jul 19, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  13. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] My latest thinking is leaning toward a monohull. Here is a model. Length is 4.6 m, beam is 1.2 m.
    Post by: Al G, Jul 19, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  14. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Dennis, thanks for the link. Rwatson, will let you know of any developments. Thanks for the blue tri link. I know all about how it goes with...
    Post by: Al G, Jul 5, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Thanks everyone. I have studied all these options and came to the forum because none of them seemed fast enough, or were fast enough but not...
    Post by: Al G, Jul 4, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
  16. Al G
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Tha Thanks Dennis. Yes I do mean an outrigger, my terminology was wrong. The water is cold where I live so a super skinny, wet boat is not an...
    Post by: Al G, Jul 4, 2017 in forum: Boat Design
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    Low horsepower proa or motor canoe hull shape?

    Hi folks. My name is Alex and this is my first post on the forum. I have designed and built a houseboat and some rowing boats and have learned...
    Thread by: Al G, Jul 4, 2017, 41 replies, in forum: Boat Design
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