Hi I sell plans, too. There are a couple Drakes sold to NZ. It would be an incredible boat for your needs. Feel free to contact me...I have...
Hi all, I finally have the fast rowboat Drake done and launched by a couple excellent builders in the PNW. I am very pleased with how it came out....
H17 I rowed a Herresshoff rowboat that had a windsurfer skeg on it. One of the fastest rowboats I've rowed and great tracking compared to the...
Monument Wherry Flo mo, thanks for posting. I am curious about Jon's outrigger/brackets. That is always a trick on the racing circuit because...
Updates Good to hear updates from folks. I love the strong keel on the Drake rowboats. I struggle to decide how to handle that on the Drake...
Ben that is looking really good! You've kept the waterlines from going hollow and the stems look very good. With the flat bottom, immersed stem,...
There is only one Annie and it is a bit under 18', a Bain and Co. Skiff. I have a class teaching how to build SLRS's up at Antique Boat next...
I've only tried one pad from GelSport, a relatively thin one they sent to me for trials and its worked for years. Some think they are too thin. In...
FWIW, I love these products for the cush http://www.gelsport.com/products.html Not sure they are still in Biz. Based in TOtonto.
Lovely! What is your butt pad? You like a narrow thwart! I've heard they can be better for hard rowing. What is the width?
Hey, phase 1 is done for the Drake Race. I need to get to work on converting the SLRS Annie model to lapstrake. Then I'll cut both boats...
Dialing in the #'s After a few iterations, here are my numbers: Cp = 0.58 Volume Displacement = 306 lbs Center of Buoyancy = 53.9% aft...
Real #'s I'll have a new set of numbers after the strakes are developed. This was the round bilged model. New displacement should be about 300...
Thanks for thoughts. I'm going to spend more time on that sheer strake. It is not final. I'll make a quarter scale model of the boat before going...
Good info thanks! I'm happy with how my Drake raceboat is turning out. Pretty well done with the hull, now just getting the strakes lofted. Its...
Doing some calcs. Does anybody know the GPS distance, average, of people doing the Blackburn in rowboats? I can only find info that it is a 20+...
I really like it. Proportions look just right to my eye.
Comparisons When I took Boat Design with Paul Gartside at WoodenBoat School, he really impressed on me the effectiveness of designing a boat on...
gfx? What is that? I'm in Rhino. It's wonderful but as always, GIGI principle applies. (Garbage in, Garbage out) :)
I think what I need to do, is some modeling enough to get a good idea of weight and put some planks on to see if 10% is about right. I think that...
