I too have been listening through the walls. Could these wise words be placed in files, say under "Boatbuilding Counsel" or some such. Simply sagacious. Thanks...
Might be worth deluging Chuck with letters of support. I still haven't got out of the arm chair with the plans of Jim's I bought, but they aren't exactly ...
You may have read the letter from Michael Kinney in the Jan. "letters" section on Duckworks. Mr. Kinney expressed his displeasure with Welsford "Seagull" and...
... [snip] ... Two points: 1) I agree with Max entirely, but 2) I think everyone* is overreacting. I know I have been at least as much an ass as Michael...
Hey All There is definitely some kind of "mystique" attached to boat plans Im glad some of our favourite designers don't carry this aura of mystery surrounding...
Well, as I remarked on the DW list, we're all people who want to understand boat design and it seems like this doesn't. The only substantive difference he...
When someone claims to have built no fewer than (6) boats, and then claims that he can not build a Q T Skiff from the plans, I know I am not hearing the whole...
It's been a while since Steve launched this nice looking boat. I think I know the boat was a disappointment and he got out of boat building for some period of...
Hi Max and You all, First I wish you a Happy Boat-Dreaming, -Drawing, -Building & -Sailing New Year! As for the six-builder: maybe he just wants the attention...
I have been getting a lot of my boat building supplies from Joe Merton for about 6 years now. He can be found on the web as Merton's Fiberglass and Marine...
Good point Max. Very suspicious. --Rob ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
I'd like to ask for comments on above topic. The reason of my question is a desire to row as efficient as possible, due to possibilities of Robote. I use 7 ft...
Wojtek, I have had good luck making curved panels from laminated Luan (5mm) ply. I used 2x4s cut to shape and glued to the width needed to form a male and...
Shaw and Tenney’s formula for oar length is: * Inboard length of the loom equals ˝ the span between the oarlocks + 2" * Total length of oar equals 1/7 of...
... [snip] ...while Jim Michalak seems to recommend shorter oars by quite a bit (from what I remember from his book, he'd have you rowing with 6 1/2 foot oars...
I totally agree. Although I personally like the cross-handed style of rowing because you can get that extra bit of power while maintaining the balance of the...
Question for Chris and/or Anyone Who Knows the Straight Skinny: I'd be interested in hearing the pros and cons of sliding vs fixed seat rowing ( for purely...
Wotjek, I have some experience, but it is somewhat limited. There are a couple of formulas for calculating oar length. Shaw and Tenney's works pretty well...
... The only sliding seat rig I've rowed is on the ergometer (rowing machine) at the gym. But the pro is simple: you use your leg muscles to drive the boat,...
... I can't answer that question directly because no one knows the length of a piece of string, but I will try to explain some of the background based on my ...
Another point to bear in mind is that rowing for long distances (ie more than a few hundred yards) must be aerobic. Any hull that is not a racing shell can be...
Well thank you Al (and all) , I'm not sure if I understand "feathering" effect, looks I should avoid sliding seat on Robote eventually (although I'm "the river...
Thanks for the info...row an old Teal ( c. 12' ) some, a pram/punt/dingy once in a while..all my boats well under 16'...use a little bench-like stool as per...
I'm not sure if I ... this is turning the blade through ninety degrees so that the blade is parallel to the water, it just reduces the windage of the oar and...
Whereabouts is your shed, Al? If it is south of Oxford, I might take a pair off you.. Chris From: Michalak@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Michalak@yahoogroups.com] On...
There are a couple of other effects to the feathering of oars or sweeps Twisting the blade ninety degrees effectively reduces the width of the blade by half....
I knew we could count on our resident Brits to fill us in! Thanks Al & Chris. --Rob __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
Oh well. If I find myself having to motor to Manchester in the future I'll drop in (if invited, of course). Chris Subject: RE: [Michalak] Re: flat blades vs...
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