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Bruce in Bangkok[_2_] Bruce in Bangkok[_2_] is offline
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On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:18:15 -0800 (PST), "
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On Feb 24, 3:29 am, wrote:
... I will also try to rearrange the position of middle seat to properly balance
the dinghy for two people. I welcome comments on relocating the seat to
better accommodate the weight distribution for two people.


I saw a little pram once with the thwart running fore and aft the
length of the boat. The idea being that you sit on it like a
motorcycle or pwc. I'm not sure I'm sold on the idea, but it does
give one lots of seating options...

-- Tom.


A friend has a dinghy built from an Australian design that has a boxed
in center "thwart" running the length of the boat. It actually works
very well for a small boat as it is much easier to keep the boat in
trim with various loads. I have also seen big RIBS with a similar
configuration.

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