Micro liveabord cruiser

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  1. Manfred.pech
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    Have you looked at the scamp? I looked at it awhile back, cute little boat, can't find weight now but as I recall it was a bit under 200 lbs without the water ballast

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    Hi Minno,

    Guess you meant ‘‘a bit under 200 kg’’ there, as it is 420 lbs, which is 190.5 kg.

    SCAMP -- Info -- Plans Quote -- Forum -- [​IMG] Intentional Capsize Testing --

     
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    The gorfnik is the perfect design for me, easy to build out of a few 8' sheets of marine ply
     
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    What is the very best strength to weight ratio out of marine ply and just epoxy or fibreglass Matt and epoxy?

    I want to keep it as light and strong as possible.
     
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  6. Silvertooth
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    As I mentioned before I want to build an amhibeous micro houseboat, just a case a removable wheels on the leeboards and on the rudder have an electric bike wheel with steering and controls in the cabin
     

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    Hi Silvertooth,

    It's specified in the plans what you need, if don't trust the designer, then best don't build from his plans, I think.

    PD (Puddle Duck) Racer ---> Gorfnik ---> Plans PDF
     
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    Sail for land yaughting on the beach with wheels fitted
     

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    I trust him, these are excellent plans and what an amazing design
     
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    I love all the seating (even sleeping) options, and the steering set up for the rudder is ideally suited for a powerful electric bike wheel to be attached to the rudder for propulsion and steering on land
     

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    Best build a scaled cardboard model first, to see how it all comes together.

    It would also be good to calculate the weight of the added items and the wished other load, and see if you can find a matching max load for the design, to have it floating on the designed waterline.
     
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    Top down view
     

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    Very good idea, yes I will
     
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    Best research first the steering characteristics of rear wheel steering before building.
     
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    What do you mean? Can you give details
     
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