Sorry, just can't resist the temptation to continue this thread... A simple ballast/stability test: Step one: take a narrow, tippy canoe and put it on the...
Alright- let's see if we can steer the conversation away from esoteric discussions on physics for a bit :) Anyhow, like many (if not most new builders, I've...
... I am dreaming meanwhile about making a micro cruiser out of it: Bolt on a say 2' bow with more rocker, so that it can take more chop, also if the draft...
Why not use braided polypropylene? It's not as strong as the others mentioned but it doesn't stretch much and it's stronger than ropes from natural fibre that...
Hi Howard, That would depend on the particular canoe, it's empty weight, beam, tumblehome or flare etc. and the weight and shape of the person. I did a quick...
Now that you've brought up the topic, sort of... I've some braided double cored poly. Wanted to do an eye splice. Got a kit, checked out a website or two. Was...
One of the sources of confusion in this thread is the rather casual use of words like stability, ballast, and bouyancy. In general, designers draw their boats...
Kevin--I'm going through the same process on my Toon 19. One of the nice things about building your own boat is that you get to put fittings where you want,...
My choices are; Defender www.defenderus.com Columbia Basin www.cbknot.com And looking at the eBay / elduu suggestion, doesn't look too bad. Pirate_Dave -- ......
I bet a canoe with a person lyign down on the bottom. I refer to my earlier message with the test with two bottles: the one filled to half volume with water (=...
... the nice ... where ... leaves these ... the stem as ... the boat ... familiar ... foredeck from ... through bolt ... through ... plate ... This is ... ...
... worked ... head ... in ... then ... eye ... I hadn't considered a stern anchor yet, but I have a spare and might as well put it in. The waters I'm going to...
On more question (really, everything that I know about the boat is figured. I could sink in ignorant bliss, however, for what I don't know) The Normsboat plans...
I was the one who first talked of the water bed as a water balast and I tought that all this water down in the bilge would make a good one if it is sécured. ...
Polypropylene line stretches a lot less than nylon and is pretty cheap at Farm & Fleet. Otherwise I go to West Marine, to be honest. That's the only place near...
Yeah, splicing braid SUCKS. That's why I tie bowlines! --Rob ... Got a ... seem ... others ... ropes ... It ... out of ... hands ... you ... for ... use....
I haven't tried them yet, but I like the look of the chocks Pete Culler used to put on his boats. He fit a low bulwark to the sheer forward, then cut chocks...
I'd fit a rope horse over the whole works, like on the light schooner. Just run a rope from quarter to quarter and your block or snap can be slide along it. ...
Moving water ballast from one side to the other isn't common with ocean racers. It's not too practical for most of us, however. If you only tack once every...
Kevin--There are several choices. A lot of Jim's designs use some sort of fitting on the rudder head--a boom bail or a block with a becket (sort of a metal...
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