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Very Cool Boat Building Kit
HarryK wrote:
On 12/13/10 11:19 AM, YukonBound wrote: "I am Tosk" wrote in message ... In article , says... In article , says... "I am Tosk" wrote in message ... In article , says... On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:02:22 -0500, John H wrote: It wouldn't be that different from launching the present dinghy except for the reassembly. The small section would go in first with the bow painter on it, then tie it off on the stern of the big boat. Next you'd launch the big section with a stern line on it. Next step would be to get into the big section, line it up with the small one and bolt them together. It would be difficult in windy weather but we try to avoid that even now. The important thing is to take lots of pictures and share them with us! You know I'd do that. I'm beginning to have my doubts about the feasability of the "stretch" modification however. Some good points have been raised about the stresses at the attachment point joining the two halves. Growing the boat larger would only make that worse, especially with an outboard big enough to reach planing speeds. The design was intended as a small rowing and sailing dinghy and that is probably where it should stay. I'm thinking that one of Scott's Brockway Skiffs could probably be built as a two piece boat that would be more suitable for a big outboard if the right attachment method could be found. It would be heavy though unless built with high tech materials. http://www.yaimkool.com/ http://photobucket.com/images/brockway%20skiff/ You know.. A one piece 12 foot version of that boat can be built under 200 pounds or at least close. A 12 footer can carry 4 folks comfortably with probably 6-800 pounds of gear and supplies. An 8 horse engine will make the thing fly too... -- Rowdy Mouse Racing - Pain is temporary, Glory is forever! Must be a magic boat. My 14.5 foot aluminum boat is rated for just under 900 lbs...... that is three adults and gear here in Canada. 27 mph is "flying" in your neck of the woods? Don't mind the trolls. I have been in Don's rowboat, it's about 3 feet wide with a round bilge and stem..... Ever hear the term, "Apples and Oranges"? Is that so? Maybe Tom will act as the voice of truth here. I say it's about 67" wide with a nice wide transom.... I have, and can again, provide pictures. You've been outted as a bald faced liar Scotty........ no surprise there! http://www.princecraft.com/Content/e.../Yukon-15.aspx That's really funny...Scotty lying about the measurements of someone else's boat and of course doing it in an insulting way. It's funny because we've all seen photos of some of Scotty's boats and the time and effort he spends "finishing" them with leftover house paint from the "mismatched/out-of-date table" at Home Despot. He keeps them up nicely, too, what with weathered, peeling paint and checked plywood. By the way, some of the best-riding classy small boats have or had round bilges. Methinks Scotty is jealous because his stitch'n'glue technique lends itself to mostly hard chined, flat-bottomed boats, boats that pound in a head sea. See, Scotty - it takes no effort to be as snotty as you are. Are you sure you want to continue down the road to the past? I know your boy(s) Ziggy, CrotchDon, the HarryK spoofer, LG and BAR do...but do you? What's funny is dumb Don guesses at the width of the beam and posts specifications for the row boat. |
Very Cool Boat Building Kit
Don Won wrote:
In , says... On 12/13/10 10:30 AM, YukonBound wrote: "Don wrote in message ... In , says... "I am wrote in message ... In , says... On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:02:22 -0500, John wrote: It wouldn't be that different from launching the present dinghy except for the reassembly. The small section would go in first with the bow painter on it, then tie it off on the stern of the big boat. Next you'd launch the big section with a stern line on it. Next step would be to get into the big section, line it up with the small one and bolt them together. It would be difficult in windy weather but we try to avoid that even now. The important thing is to take lots of pictures and share them with us! You know I'd do that. I'm beginning to have my doubts about the feasability of the "stretch" modification however. Some good points have been raised about the stresses at the attachment point joining the two halves. Growing the boat larger would only make that worse, especially with an outboard big enough to reach planing speeds. The design was intended as a small rowing and sailing dinghy and that is probably where it should stay. I'm thinking that one of Scott's Brockway Skiffs could probably be built as a two piece boat that would be more suitable for a big outboard if the right attachment method could be found. It would be heavy though unless built with high tech materials. http://www.yaimkool.com/ How do you know who owns or does not own a boat? He doesn't. |
Very Cool Boat Building Kit
HarryK wrote:
On 12/13/10 1:46 PM, HarryK wrote: On 12/13/10 10:30 AM, YukonBound wrote: "Don Won" wrote in message ... In article , says... "I am Tosk" wrote in message ... In article , says... On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:02:22 -0500, John H wrote: It wouldn't be that different from launching the present dinghy except for the reassembly. The small section would go in first with the bow painter on it, then tie it off on the stern of the big boat. Next you'd launch the big section with a stern line on it. Next step would be to get into the big section, line it up with the small one and bolt them together. It would be difficult in windy weather but we try to avoid that even now. The important thing is to take lots of pictures and share them with us! You know I'd do that. I'm beginning to have my doubts about the feasability of the "stretch" modification however. Some good points have been raised about the stresses at the attachment point joining the two halves. Growing the boat larger would only make that worse, especially with an outboard big enough to reach planing speeds. The design was intended as a small rowing and sailing dinghy and that is probably where it should stay. I'm thinking that one of Scott's Brockway Skiffs could probably be built as a two piece boat that would be more suitable for a big outboard if the right attachment method could be found. It would be heavy though unless built with high tech materials. http://www.yaimkool.com/ http://photobucket.com/images/brockway%20skiff/ You know.. A one piece 12 foot version of that boat can be built under 200 pounds or at least close. A 12 footer can carry 4 folks comfortably with probably 6-800 pounds of gear and supplies. An 8 horse engine will make the thing fly too... -- Rowdy Mouse Racing - Pain is temporary, Glory is forever! Must be a magic boat. My 14.5 foot aluminum boat is rated for just under 900 lbs...... that is three adults and gear here in Canada. 27 mph is "flying" in your neck of the woods? On the open North Atlantic...... you betcha! Don Won, aka Ziggy, aka the HarryK spoofer, aka the spawn of flajim/loogy is boatless. PS - Let me beat all of the assholes to the punch, while I am boatless, I have forgotten more than these morons ever knew. So if it wasn't for all of the right wing assholes, I would actually make some boating posts. since rec.boats is full of assholes, why bother. At least you admit it. |
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