Graeme I'd say the project was in two forms - 16ft and 19ft. I has to look like a traditional skiff, even if it is lighter in form. Speed-wise, it has to feel...
... I don't know if my thinking will be a help here, but here goes. I got an idea to design a small version of a Sharptown barge. This is flat-bottom work boat...
Here's Bolger's exact quote on Sparkler: "The boat would probably be faster, at least to windward, if the bottom had more profile rocker and a fuller bow in...
And that might be because he wouldn't design a boat like that - though whether that's because the boat already existed or because he thought it would be a...
Another belated thought: rowboat design has always been about reducing wetted surface. Even the fastest racing sculls have nearly semi-circular section....
... I think that's what Bolger would say, and must of us know it too. Nevertheless, there is definitely a call for a fast-ish, light-ish and pretty skiff-like...
Btw, I can't answer the question that came up earlier about why the Brits make boats with hulls that have flat areas of GRP, except by saying that it appeals...
... Very handsome. While watching, I can't help but ponder which American type I'd take over to show you guys how it's done over here. I think a Friendship...
I'd recommend the whole of Dylan's Keep Turning Left series, as he's very entertaining. Also, this might interest some of you - a boat from 1806 that's still ...
... Bolger clarrifying Bolger on the flat bottomed bow in writing of the 51'6" Wyoming, not a rowboat but covering somethings applicable to the sharp/blunt...
... I really like these videos. The guy really knows what he's doing-- each episode seems entertaining and instructive, and as well-structured as any...
It seems to me that in the case of the Tradewinds 25, that the first hull was probably made of plywood and used for making a mold. It must just be the way it...
I thought the racing sculls have a semi-circular shape because, when properly done, that’s the closest thing to a pure seas-of-peas design that is possible. ...
This, and some recent Bolger quotes about "fuller" bows got me thinking about this a little more. I visualized a boat with a more rounded bow, and what came to...
Idle musings lead me to think that the rounded smooth entry is of use for sailing craft that have to balance propulsion from sails, leeway, and lateral...
Your "idle musings" strike me as worth thinking about. Perhaps a useful concept for any boat that is to be limited to displacement speeds or less. Thanks. ... ...
... Ah! That explains the shape of the racing sculls. It also gives me more understanding of the recent discussion of rowing boats. Thank you. A lot of this...
Slider is nice to take camping, and that's just what my two sons and I did last week. Just west of Fort Walton Beach in Santa Rosa Sound are a string of...
That was really nice to watch Dad I didn't know you had young Sons and looks like you all really had a nice time. Makes me want to go across the lake again to...
... nice time. ... place on the Nevada side which is free. ... Tina my yorkie ... here and hoping by next year I have my Mini Spray completed so we can anchor...
Ray I think it is all in the mind. Every cruising sailboat I owned had a magna Charcoal BBQ mounted to the rail. The enjoyment of being anchored out was the...
Ray, I came across a description and couple of drawings of a 4-sided sprit sail, mast-top hoisted, height on the mast adjustable, reefing snotter. (Boy, that's...
Thanks, Graeme-- very interesting stuff. I find it greatly reassuring that garvey sailors used a similar setup. Was the snotter itself also adjustable? I...
... Apparently not. The sprit heel went through the smaller end of the figure "8", and sat on its shoulder there. The peak end of the sprit was held in a loop...
I'm looking at using a sprit sail for my canoe.I was thinking of a loose footed rig,but,i noticed Slider has a boom.Does this hold any advantage over the...
... loose footed rig,but,i noticed Slider has a boom.Does this hold any advantage over the loose foot? ... John, I think the advantage is that off the wind,...
