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rowboat -- lightest but easiest to build
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:18:37 +0700, Bruce wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:04:46 +0000 (UTC), scp wrote: On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:50:18 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote: "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... "scp" wrote in message ... 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 Thank you. It's in the short list. I want it as light as possible but steady enough to fish from. Any fabric on frame options? |
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