... Toto as designed has 180 lb floatation. Michalak claims, "In good conditions she will paddle two adults" Larsboat has a "30" plug added in the middle to...
Actually the quote is "180 pounds of buoyancy volume if the hatch cover stays watertight" so I'm not sure exactly what that means when the description also...
I weigh 180 and often take my daughter along, for a total of about 235 lb., at that weight it is fine. Bill On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 6:44 PM, grafxmangrafxman...
THE 19TH ANNUAL MIDWEST MESSABOUT WILL BE HELD THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 6, 7, & 8 2008 @ GUN CREEK CAMPGROUND @ REND LAKE IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. Although the...
... This is the volume of the flotation chamber in cubic feet times the weight of water in a cubic foot. 180 lbs floatation would float the weight of the boat...
... miserable. ... The Piccup Pram has to be one of the greatest little designs for carrying capacity and safety and can fit in the back of a truck box to! I...
Just a reminder. As drawn by Jim, the only flotation chamber is located in the stern. My .02. Adding a bow flotation chamber - as many have done - should I ...
... With the Piccup Pram I thought that the bottom of the bow transom was too low. At first every wave I encountered splashed up and over the fore deck and...
Thanks a lot Reed. Like Nels, I too found your explanation very helpful and it explained something I knew nothing about. Unfortunately it made my head explode...
Hi, On Saturday I went sailing with Rob Kellock on (in?) his recently- completed Philsboat, and thought I'd write a few words about the experience. The weather...
Hi Everyone, I'm getting to the point where my project might actually be a boat. Can any IL boat builders give me a run down on the process to get a HIN and ...
I have used our local title service now for 2 sailboats 2 kayaks and 1 canoe. all homebuilt. They were able to apply for the title and state sticker and...
Hi Alan. Sounds like you fellows had a great time which is the main thing. 130 degrees from tack to tack seems like something is wrong somewhere. Michalak...
... I agree with Nels on the shallow tacks. (Actually it was the same with the one junk rig I tried.) In the article Mike Mulcahy makes a cambered junk sail...
... and ... by ... had ... length ... else ... HIN ... deals ... it's ... Itemnumber=5002 ... price on the alum trailer is way to much for the size. And the ...
... boat. Can ... HIN and ... I have registered 2 or 3 homemade boats in Illinois and it is fairly easy. Fill out a form and send it in with some money. Info...
... I was looking in Derek Van Loan's book, "Design and Build Your Own Junk Rig." In it he states that with a centerboard hull the CE of the sail should be...
If I may - my .02. Things to consider. 1. Not sure about the exact figure for junk sails but the CE of a balanced lug in actual use probably "leads" i.e. the...
I recently ordered plans for Woobo to use for exploring the Texas Gulf Coast (protected waters) and maybe a little camping . As I prepare to build the Woobo...
Hi, I read somewhere in one of JM's articles that he puts the CE where he does because his hulls have a raised forefoot. Thus the real centre of lateral...
... Right on all counts. I seemed to have become confused when thinking of what we had figured out for Caroline. It has a different hull shape than Philsboat...
... I coulda sworn Rick Bedard wrote somewhere about how JB Jr. handles chop. But after about five minutes of searching this group's messages, and searching...
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