Re: WYSIWYG

--- In bolger@y..., StepHydro@a... wrote:

> I'm certain it would, but so do Jonboats, etc. So would that one

with the

> tubing left off :-) So would a large cement float with stuffed

animals

> stapled around the sides!!!
>
> I'm trying to figure out what those tubing excresences are there

for. Is this

> to fool those who want an inflatable but can't afford one?
>
> Cheers/Carron

Carron,
Bouyancy.I doubt if the rigid portion of WYSIWYG would support
much weight without the tubes. Why Hankinson designed it in the first
place, I don't know. I may e-mail them and ask. If I get an answer,
I'll let the group know.
Bruce

In a message dated 05/18/2001 1:<BR40:<BR44 AM
Eastern Daylight ,bgbeck55@...writes:> It might make a decent
fishing platform. At least it wouldn't be as

> suseptable to puncturing as a "real" inflatable. And, have you priced
> "real" inflatables lately? Awful lot of money for something as
> relatively "fragile" as they are.

I'm certain it would, but so do Jonboats, etc. So would that one with the
tubing left off :-) So would a large cement float with stuffed animals
stapled around the sides!!!

I'm trying to figure out what those tubing excresences are there for. Is this
to fool those who want an inflatable but can't afford one?

Cheers/Carron

Oh, it's not THAT bad. We've all seen worse. The THOMASTON GALLEY
isn't exactly the prettiest or sleekest design. Most jon-boats look
like something to mix cement in. Somebody must be buying the plans.
Otherwise, why would Hankinson still catalog it?
It might make a decent fishing platform. At least it wouldn't be as
suseptable to puncturing as a "real" inflatable. And, have you priced
"real" inflatables lately? Awful lot of money for something as
relatively "fragile" as they are.

Bruce

> It is a boat that looks like an inflatable, but is made of plywood

and rigid

> tubing. It looks as if it would exhibit the worse characteristics

of each

> type. I can't *imeagine* why anyone would design such a craft :-)
>
> Cheers/Carron

In a message dated 05/16/2001 10:<BR45:<BR09 PM
Eastern Daylight,phillip_lea@...writes:

> I am not familiar with Hankinson's toad the WYSIWYG. What is it?
> It is pretty late here and I am getting tired.

It is a boat that looks like an inflatable, but is made of plywood and rigid
tubing. It looks as if it would exhibit the worse characteristics of each
type. I can't *imeagine* why anyone would design such a craft :-)

Cheers/Carron