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    FreeShip on Linux?

    I'm now using the latest version of FreeShip Plus under wine on Ubuntu 11.04, and although I do not use every feature of the software, all the...
    Post by: kengrome, Jan 12, 2012 in forum: Software
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    The last of the one sheeters.

    Jim Michalak designed a tiny little deep vee rowboat called WeeVee. The bottom of your kayak reminds me of WeeVee's bottom -- they both have very...
    Post by: kengrome, May 2, 2011 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Kayak design parameters.

    LP, will you be posting the Freeship file for the version shown in posts #12 and #14 in this thread? Just curious ... :)
    Post by: kengrome, Apr 27, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Building a small work barge with plywood

    That's too bad. I can certainly understand that the availability of cheap tanks would be an important factor. The person who originally...
    Post by: kengrome, Apr 25, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Building a small work barge with plywood

    I just discovered this thread and you're already building a wooden barge so I guess it's a little late for this concept, but here's something I...
    Post by: kengrome, Apr 25, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Kayak design parameters.

    Thanks LP. In this case I think I should build exactly to your design without modification. I'm not ready to build yet, but your design looks...
    Post by: kengrome, Apr 25, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Kayak design parameters.

    This comment made me think about the design displacement a little more. If your design displacement is 220 lbs and I weigh 160, there would be 60...
    Post by: kengrome, Apr 25, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Kayak design parameters.

    Sounds good to me. I'm good with freeship (been designing for years) and I don't really need the boat to be exceptionally stable, so I can...
    Post by: kengrome, Apr 25, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Kayak design parameters.

    LP, I think it's a great looking boat and I would love to build one for myself some day, assuming it is designed for a person roughly the same...
    Post by: kengrome, Apr 24, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    My 32 foot powercat design for offshore fishing / day trips in the Gulf

    This is the basis for my concept, thanks for the clarification Obsession. This is the big question, isn't it? I think my concept of long skinny...
    Post by: kengrome, Feb 9, 2010 in forum: Boat Design
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    My 32 foot powercat design for offshore fishing / day trips in the Gulf

    No, I ran out of time before returning to the USA. Several, but not the Tolman which is safely and securely sitting upside down in a barn in Cebu...
    Post by: kengrome, Feb 8, 2010 in forum: Boat Design
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    epoxy not waterproof?

    I bought talc by the sack to use for sandable filler too, it works great. baby powder is usually made of talc, although you should read the label...
    Post by: kengrome, Jan 15, 2010 in forum: Materials
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    My 32 foot powercat design for offshore fishing / day trips in the Gulf

    While I was still in the Philippines I thought the market for "gas guzzlers" had probably dried up in the USA too ... but it hasn't, not around...
    Post by: kengrome, Jan 7, 2010 in forum: Boat Design
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    My 32 foot powercat design for offshore fishing / day trips in the Gulf

    You are right on the money with this interpretation! I know that my friend seldom runs his boat at 50 knots even though he can. The fact is, he...
    Post by: kengrome, Jan 7, 2010 in forum: Boat Design
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    My 32 foot powercat design for offshore fishing / day trips in the Gulf

    Thanks Rick, I find it very interesting! To me this suggests two things: 1) The Seaknife hullform is not an efficient planing hullform. Even so,...
    Post by: kengrome, Jan 6, 2010 in forum: Boat Design