To screw with the orlock placement, I clamped to boards to the gunwale and started drilling holes. I found that at about 22 inches from the...
The thawrt seems a tad low to the deck but the gunwale is not very high and the locks might be too close to the thwart.
I bought a small jonboat and when I took it out, I quickly saw that the oar were in a very poor position, causing the handle ends to hit my legs...
We bought a river camp and I am looking at building a permanent dock with a floating section. I have access to lots of 15 gallon barrels and 55...
Looking at "Tinhorn's" 1890 file, I can't see what "g" is. I though that it might be the acceleration due to gravity, but that did not seem to...
Maybe there was a gyroscope effect going on. I am toying with a sidewheeler design using wheelchair motors and batteries. I mostly expect that...
Did you have any "stalling" problems with 12 paddles on a wheel that small at high rpm? How did the stearing do at low speed?
SamSam, Great! How well did your boat do? What was its draft? How did the paddle hold up in shallow water? What was the diameter...
That does look like fun! Feathering would be great, but that is far more time and effort than I have time to work out.
Riding lawn mower powered sidewheeler. We recently bought a cabin on a small river. The river's depth does not allow for prop driven motors. I...
