On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:04:46 +0000 (UTC), scp
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:50:18 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote:

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"scp" wrote in message
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What would be the lightest but easy to build row boat design for car
topping and fishing?

Stitch & glue garvey in 1/4" plywood w/ 1/2" seats. Hands down.
Bateau and Glen-L both have some small designs that would be suitable.
For this size I might favor some of the small Bateau designs. Make the
hull. Put seats in to make it rigid. Done. You could probably throw
it together doing a crappy job in a couple days or do a decent job in a
week. Paint it when you are done to keep the epoxy from degrading in
the sunlight.

You mixed your styles though. A good boat for rowing is not necessarily
the best fishing platform. Small water fishing platform will be wider
and a flat or flatter bottom.

Something like this might make a fair compromise.
http://www.bateau.com/proddetail.php?prod=FL12

I would probably favor something more like this myself.
http://www.bateau.com/proddetail.php?prod=GV11&cat=9


Thank you.
How about the smallest jonboat?
Can it be rowed?
I'll be moving around just several hundred yards in calm water.


If you want "small" you might look at a D-4 dinghy. Free plans from
http://www.bateau.com/freeplans.php

About 7'10" long they were originally designed as a yacht tender they
can be built from 2 or 3 sheets of ply and can carry two adults, are
reasonably stable and can be propelled by rowing, paddling or a 1.5 HP
outboard.

Cheers,

Bruce