What wind speed/hull speed did it take you to lift off?
So am planning a SOF roing boat; design not finalized but along the lines of a Gentry Ruth, Wherry, Whitehall style about 15-18 feet long. I'd...
Good point. Same lines, different material/technique.
Not immediately. I have over 45 years of canoeing experience in a wide range of designs. I am planning on spending the next year trying to design...
Been studying canoe designs lately. It seems like there are only so many ways to skin the cat on a canoe design. Length, breadth, tumblehome,...
That Whitehall sure is a pretty boat and along the lines of what I'm after. As an exercise in learning more about boat design, I'm trying to...
Good thought, thanks. So if I account for two people, one rowing, and work out from there. Might that be a good approach? Should widest beam be...
As an exercise in boat design - and maybe building in the future - I am working on a recreational rowing boat. Similar to a wheery, Whitehall, or...