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ideas/plans for a small rowing/saiing boat
I've been planning on building a boat next spring but I now have a
friend with a cottage so my plan to build a canoe may turn into building something that sails. I've done some preliminary investigation and I like the 'Norwegian Sailing Pram' by Simon Watts, but frankly the lapstrake construction looks to be a bit over my head. I have read Kayakcraft and the cedar strip technique looks more like what I could do well. I'm not a boat guy so appologies in advance if I write something incorrect. This is what I'd like in a boat: - light enough to car top - I don't want to invest in a trailer - able to land it on a beach - I think that means I want a dagger board. The lake at the cottage is shallow (3 feet) for about 50 yards out - able to row it well, I'll be rowing it more than sailing through the marshes etc. - needs to hold 2 adults and one child, ideally 3 adults - about 14 feet long - my building space isn't that large I plan on using it (in order of usage) in an enclosed bay (Burlington Bay, inside of the bridge), at Long Point (Lake Erie) in the bay and the marshes. I like the look of the 'Cosine Wherry' but it doesn't have a sail option and I'm loathe to go adding to plans on my first try. thanks in advance |
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It`s a wee bit bigger than you asked for, but how about the stitch and tape
"Linnet" by Richard Woods? http://homepages.rya-online.net/dinghies/linnet.htm "bear" skrev i en meddelelse om... I've been planning on building a boat next spring but I now have a friend with a cottage so my plan to build a canoe may turn into building something that sails. I've done some preliminary investigation and I like the 'Norwegian Sailing Pram' by Simon Watts, but frankly the lapstrake construction looks to be a bit over my head. I have read Kayakcraft and the cedar strip technique looks more like what I could do well. I'm not a boat guy so appologies in advance if I write something incorrect. This is what I'd like in a boat: - light enough to car top - I don't want to invest in a trailer - able to land it on a beach - I think that means I want a dagger board. The lake at the cottage is shallow (3 feet) for about 50 yards out - able to row it well, I'll be rowing it more than sailing through the marshes etc. - needs to hold 2 adults and one child, ideally 3 adults - about 14 feet long - my building space isn't that large I plan on using it (in order of usage) in an enclosed bay (Burlington Bay, inside of the bridge), at Long Point (Lake Erie) in the bay and the marshes. I like the look of the 'Cosine Wherry' but it doesn't have a sail option and I'm loathe to go adding to plans on my first try. thanks in advance |
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Strip plank or stitch and glue will be just a little easier to build than a
lapstrake, but with half your time spent sanding epoxy. If you like epoxy and 'glass, go for the strip or stitch - if not do the lapstrake. Eide "bear" wrote in message om... I've been planning on building a boat next spring but I now have a friend with a cottage so my plan to build a canoe may turn into building something that sails. I've done some preliminary investigation and I like the 'Norwegian Sailing Pram' by Simon Watts, but frankly the lapstrake construction looks to be a bit over my head. I have read Kayakcraft and the cedar strip technique looks more like what I could do well. I'm not a boat guy so appologies in advance if I write something incorrect. This is what I'd like in a boat: - light enough to car top - I don't want to invest in a trailer - able to land it on a beach - I think that means I want a dagger board. The lake at the cottage is shallow (3 feet) for about 50 yards out - able to row it well, I'll be rowing it more than sailing through the marshes etc. - needs to hold 2 adults and one child, ideally 3 adults - about 14 feet long - my building space isn't that large I plan on using it (in order of usage) in an enclosed bay (Burlington Bay, inside of the bridge), at Long Point (Lake Erie) in the bay and the marshes. I like the look of the 'Cosine Wherry' but it doesn't have a sail option and I'm loathe to go adding to plans on my first try. thanks in advance |
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bear ) writes:
- light enough to car top - I don't want to invest in a trailer pretty well limited to a canoe. light because they are narrow. a boat wide enought to carry sail will be heavier. canoes are made to carry over portages. not so sailboats and rowboats. if you're going alone I'd limit boat weight to 65-70 pounds. - able to land it on a beach - I think that means I want a dagger board. The lake at the cottage is shallow (3 feet) for about 50 yards out - able to row it well, I'll be rowing it more than sailing through the marshes etc. - needs to hold 2 adults and one child, ideally 3 adults - about 14 feet long - my building space isn't that large 14 ft is usually called a "solo" canoe due to limited load capacity. can carry two adults and a child but no baggage to speak of. I plan on using it (in order of usage) in an enclosed bay (Burlington Bay, inside of the bridge), at Long Point (Lake Erie) in the bay and the marshes. I like the look of the 'Cosine Wherry' but it doesn't have a sail option and I'm loathe to go adding to plans on my first try. thanks in advance -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-freenet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
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William R. Watt wrote: bear ) writes: - light enough to car top - I don't want to invest in a trailer pretty well limited to a canoe. light because they are narrow. a boat wide Not necessarily true... Light enough to cartop would be around 125-150lbs. It'll take 2 to get it up there but it'll be car-toppable... I don't know what a Penguin weighs but I remember cartopping them. The compromise will be beam... for a good stable sailboat, you want plenty of beam. This is going to make it a little tougher to row. A few ideas... http://www.boatplans-online.com/prod....php?prod=SH14 and a couple others under small boats - dinghies and small boats - sailboats. or, www.clarkcraft.com under sailboats there are several boats from 11-14 ft which look like they would be suitable (i.e. flat enough bottom for rowing in shallow marshes and capacity for 2 adults or 1 adult and a kid or 2 and under 150 lbs). There are a couple under dory also. Ed -- The spam finally got to me. To email me, change "spam" to "speak" |
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sailing/rowing/car-toppable ? how about Steve Redmond's Whisp ...
http://www.sredmond.com/welcome.htm |
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ideas/plans for a small rowing/saiing boat
Interesting to see how little attention was paid to this fellows
requirements by the people who relied - A couple of further suggestions http//:www.dixdesign.com and look at his Argie 10 & 15's I have one of each "bear" wrote in message om... I've been planning on building a boat next spring but I now have a friend with a cottage so my plan to build a canoe may turn into building something that sails. I've done some preliminary investigation and I like the 'Norwegian Sailing Pram' by Simon Watts, but frankly the lapstrake construction looks to be a bit over my head. I have read Kayakcraft and the cedar strip technique looks more like what I could do well. I'm not a boat guy so appologies in advance if I write something incorrect. This is what I'd like in a boat: - light enough to car top - I don't want to invest in a trailer - able to land it on a beach - I think that means I want a dagger board. The lake at the cottage is shallow (3 feet) for about 50 yards out - able to row it well, I'll be rowing it more than sailing through the marshes etc. - needs to hold 2 adults and one child, ideally 3 adults - about 14 feet long - my building space isn't that large I plan on using it (in order of usage) in an enclosed bay (Burlington Bay, inside of the bridge), at Long Point (Lake Erie) in the bay and the marshes. I like the look of the 'Cosine Wherry' but it doesn't have a sail option and I'm loathe to go adding to plans on my first try. thanks in advance |
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Phil Bolger (see http://www.hallman.org/bolger/ for background) designed a
lot of boats that might fit your general specification, many of which can be built fairly easily out of plywood. Some of them look a little strange, some look quite good. His colleague, Dynamite Payson, sells drawings of some of the Bolger boats. You can depend on those to be competent boats that will behave reasonably. He wrote at least five books of drawings and comments. As an aside, and understanding your "I'm not a boat person comment", let me do a little teaching. Sailboats want to go sideways. They need either a keel or some retractable device do prevent this (there are also retractable keels, but let's not confuse). In retractable devices there are four choices, dagger boards, centerboards, lee boards, and (for want of a better name) removable lee boards. Dagger boards go straight down in a case. Push down to lower, pull up to raise; usually held by friction. They're very simple (the Sunfish and Sailfish use them), but have the major disadvantage that they don't pivot, so if you hit something, either the boat stops or the board (or something else) breaks. Centerboards are pivoted at the front in a trunk (same thing, different shape, as a dagger board case). They usually have a line on the back corner to raise them. They're a little more complicated than a dagger board and take a lot more space in the boat, but they come up automatically if you hit something -- perfect for just sailing up on the beach. Traditional leeboards are in pairs, one on each side, with a pivot at the front. You lower the downwind one and water pressure holds it in place. They're simple, take no space in the boat, but you need two because if you tried to use the upwind one, the water pressure would tear it off the boat. You need to switch from one to the other when you come about. The Dutch built very large craft with traditional leeboards. Removable leeboards go down like a dagger board. I've seen them with no outside to their case -- just the hull on one side and a strip fore and aft. Water pressure holds them in place. If you hit something, they'll usually pop out. So, you probably want a centerboard or leeboards, not a dagger board. Also, in the marshes, rowing can be a pain. You may want a boat you can paddle or scull. I once built a 14' duckboat that had a tunnel aft so that you could scull the boat with a hidden oar and not scare the ducks. Sculling is done with a single oar out the back, with a motion that is both back and forth and twisting so that the blade always has a positive angle of attack. After ten minutes practice, you'll be able to do it adequately. -- Jim Woodward www.mvFintry.com .. "Andre Venter" wrote in message ... Interesting to see how little attention was paid to this fellows requirements by the people who relied - A couple of further suggestions http//:www.dixdesign.com and look at his Argie 10 & 15's I have one of each "bear" wrote in message om... I've been planning on building a boat next spring but I now have a friend with a cottage so my plan to build a canoe may turn into building something that sails. I've done some preliminary investigation and I like the 'Norwegian Sailing Pram' by Simon Watts, but frankly the lapstrake construction looks to be a bit over my head. I have read Kayakcraft and the cedar strip technique looks more like what I could do well. I'm not a boat guy so appologies in advance if I write something incorrect. This is what I'd like in a boat: - light enough to car top - I don't want to invest in a trailer - able to land it on a beach - I think that means I want a dagger board. The lake at the cottage is shallow (3 feet) for about 50 yards out - able to row it well, I'll be rowing it more than sailing through the marshes etc. - needs to hold 2 adults and one child, ideally 3 adults - about 14 feet long - my building space isn't that large I plan on using it (in order of usage) in an enclosed bay (Burlington Bay, inside of the bridge), at Long Point (Lake Erie) in the bay and the marshes. I like the look of the 'Cosine Wherry' but it doesn't have a sail option and I'm loathe to go adding to plans on my first try. thanks in advance |
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