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Design for 16' motor/sailer camper?
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Rick Tyler
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Design for 16' motor/sailer camper?
On 7 Apr 2004 12:49:05 GMT,
(William R.
Watt) wrote:
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usually a sailboat has a narrower transom than a planing powerboat. I
don't know how the tradeoff works.
) writes:
I am looking for a design for an easy-to-build camping boat that has
the following characterisitcs:
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5. Ablity to plane with small outboard motor
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You can stick a sail on anything, but a planing boat, which needs a
flat run aft and a broad-ish transom, will never sail very well.
If you just want decent sailing performance and a 2HP outboard the
world is your shellfish.
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Design for 16' motor/sailer camper?