For me, i try to keep it simple, using thick can coozies glued to horizontal console surface...stiff enough to hold your drink and keep it cold!...
I suspect that you may be overthinking this, given your previous build experience. A Texas Scooter is essentially a wide surfboard with a center...
I'd suggest a catamaran designed to hold the shipping container between the hulls, making it a barge when loaded. Go with a gasoline outboard on...
If those existing pods are foam-filled, are you sure they aren't water-logged? Even closed-cell foam eventually can get water-logged. That could...
Being even more of a novice, it seems to me that the advantages of high stem/stern far outweighed any disadvantages; hence their existence and...
A little big for your needs, but might give you some ideas... Lo Tide 10 https://www.customgheenoe.com/boat-models/lt10/
Although not directly applicable to your desired design, i run a 25' flat-bottom aluminum with a 5' bottom width. It is built to run in shallow...
If you decide to go with wheels, try bicycle wheels with pool noodles wrapped/glued around the rims.
I thought that this is what the SUP was for? j/k Actually, a canoe, kayak or layout duckboat was my first thought. Second thought was a good...
I have cruised on the Paul Gauguin twice - that is my idea of a cruise. You sail amongst the Tahitian islands, mostly at night, and awaken at a...
We use power poles at the stern on ours for temporary anchor just offshore. Also, two manual spud bars at the bow if parking for a while, or in...
Exactly! That is why i mentioned it in the first place. It can be done, but takes planning and muscle....such as pull offshore a bit before...
As another data point, the flat-bottom rig I've operated will run about 33 knots when empty, and around 27 knots when loaded with 3000lbs cargo....
I have piloted an aluminum flat-bottom, much like a barge but with rounded front at the waterline. This craft was ~7.9m x ~2.6m, and would plane...
Try these in order (powered jackplate is a given, momentary foot switches are great for operating on the fly): 1) use a SS prop, four-blade with...