Mr E, I appreciate you comments re bow flare and will take them under advisement. We fish out of open boats here year round, though you do have to...
That transition is one of the questions in my OP: at this point, I'm thinking max beam will be about 7' aft of the bow but I'll mock up the curves...
Thx for the feedback, gents. JSL, while a few of the small boats I've built have been S&G from plans, most have been layed up from strips from...
I agree that building this way isn't for the beginner, but I built boats for a living for many years. I enjoy doing the layup and fab work but...
Hey all, got kind of a neat project on the go and could use some input. I'm finally starting on a build that's been a few years in the making:...
Thx CT, it's good to know it's a decent bit of kit. 12' and 21kg sounds like the board that came with it. It's in pretty rough shape, but I'm...
Thx for reading and for helping out, guys: you've given me plenty of food for thought. At the moment, I think I'm more in the latter group than...
It's funny you mention that - when I was mocking it up I pictured basically a gallows that that would come up from the sheer on each side and...
Hey Richard, The leeboard is a great idea, though I've never actually used one. I suspect, however, that I would need to get over that middle seat...
One of the projects I've been working on for a while (off and on) is to add a windsurf rig to my 11' rowboat. I have the hull, I have the rig,...
Lol...sounds a bit like when I popped the question to my wife...or did you mean 'porpoised' ? Couldn't have been THAT baddy though since we just...
I'll second that...
Because I'm looking specifically for a project to build around this particular motor. Hehe, funny you should mention Whalers though: my current...
