You are correct, the wa'apa is a much bigger boat. I pulled Gary's book (a go to reference) off the shelf to refresh my fading memory. It would...
Primarily the strip built hull is lighter per square foot of hull area and there are fewer square feet of hull area. The bulkheads and framing do...
Welcome back we missed you.
Just because you can does not mean you should. I'd like to know where the waterline was before the additions.
Two additional tips for taped seams. Lay out your tape on a strip of polyethylene (visqueen) and wet it out there and then transfer it to the boat...
I think the current record is for the longest distance paddled on a surfski, canoe, or kayak in 24 hours is 251.71 km (156.41 miles), set by...
No, but I've designed some boats for world class athletes ;-) My experience is with marathon canoe racing. Some of my designs have helped paddlers...
I've spent some time considering the requirements for a slightly different record, broken many times, the distance covered by a human in 24 hours....
FWIW after a number of painted boats I sprang for a real marine (expensive) gloss paint. It really is good stuff but it took a lot of flattner to...
Interesting. A couple of years ago I did a tandem catamaran for the MR340 canoe race to be powered by pedal driven paddles, the client came from...
I'll look forward to it.
We are getting far a field from step hydros but if someone wanted to start a thread regarding horizontal fin propulsion I'd be glad to participate.
"8 knots at 250 watts" I wish you well but based on experience over the years it seems improbable. A six man water safari canoe can maintain that...
I've done some what I thought was quick and dirty crap over the years but I see now that I'm a rank amateur.
Sand is no problem nor gravel type rock, rock ledges however are a different matter. If I had a similar situation here and couldn't use 4 canoes...
I've seen a folding schooner folded and unfolded a few times at Texas 200 events. IMO it's a scary deal both ways, a lot of weight to come...
Mea culpa, you're right (proanauts(nuts)) sometimes get confused. Easier way to move CLR aft would be to enlarge rudder, might not have to haul...
Thanks for the info, that's a lot of leeway. I'm intimately familiar with the situation on a much smaller scale. It's unfortunate the design...
I'm far from an expert but you asked for advice and thoughts ;-). Not much advice, your craft is almost infinitely more massive than what I'm...
Hope your deal with eyes goes as well as mine did.
