Row, row, row your boat
 

On 10/3/2012 2:58 PM, Meyer wrote:
On 10/3/2012 1:51 PM, iBoaterer wrote:
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On 10/3/2012 10:48 AM, EmpacherFan wrote:
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On 10/3/2012 8:58 AM, EmpacherFan wrote:
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On 10/2/2012 6:34 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2012 18:24:24 -0400, EmpacherFan
wrote:



If this works, this will be a photo of a "sistership" to my
rowboat:
Yo
http://img.nauticexpo.com/images_ne/...l-competition-

single-scull-22344-319171.jpg

If it doesn't work, well, it didn't work.

The boats are made by Empacher. There are many models, sizes,
variations, and they are made for single rowers and crews. The
boats are
successful in competition, but I'm not into that except
informally.

I bought mine used. It was a year old.

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That looks just a mite tippy...


I remember running the lines of one of those in my program once
and once
the guys are in the seats, it doesn't look that bad but I will leave
that commentary to the OP..


It's not unlike a canoe, but worse. Once you are plopped down into
the
seat, reasonable fore and aft movement is ok, but if you overdo
side to
side movement, into the drink you may go.


I will take your word for it, I have never been in one. I ran the
lines
on a hull design program and it confirmed your suggestion that once
you
get down in the thing, it's "OK"...


There's also the consideration you have to give to the fact that the
shells have very little freeboard, less than your typical canoe. The
boats are easily swamped, which is why we stay away whenever possible
from powerboats and their wakes. The smaller lakes and streams are
ideal
because you usually do not find the more powerful powerboats there.



Yes, it has led to some bullying at a local lake.

Are you following NOW Meyer?

I can see why the poor guy is perplexed by some of the comments made here.

All I am saying is the special characteristics of these hulls make them
very incompatible with other watercraft and this has caused some issues
at the local lake.... Kevin is trying to throw the thread into a
tailspin but it need not go there...