Re: Microcampers

What better place to dump your boat than at the dock? At
least you didn't have to swim too far!

In order to carry two or three batteries, my ends are filled
with more than 5 cubic feet of top grade, pour in foam. This
cuts into the sprawl and storage space, but adds some
confidence. Still, the boat would be a lot to bail.

For an open camper on your requirement, Phil, Jim Michalak offers
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/family_skiff/index.htm

Just big enough, it has a similar balanced lug to
Windsprint's, but should cope with those, "Blustery days," a
great deal better. And it has benches.

Mark


Teakdeck@...wrote:

>
> In my opinion Windsprint is a great boat. You must keep in mind, however,
> that it will spill eventually and it is not easy to recover. The boat fills
> up with water, a lot of it!
>
> I dumped mine one day, AT THE DOCK. This is more a coment on me than the
> boat, but even in that situation it was a lot of work to empty the boat out.
> I had large beach ball type things stuffed in each end of the boat for
> flotation. It was useles. I think one should keep this in mind before when
> you plan to go camping with three people.
>
> Mike Masten


> >phillip_lea wrote:

> >> My thoughts run the other direction. My June Bug is too
> >> small so I am going to build bigger. But when Jim Michalak told me
> >> that a fully loaded Norm's Boat would push the 1000 pound limit of my
> >> tow vehicle (my Ford, Escort may have trouble pulling out at the
> >> ramp), postponement of anything "that" large was in order. Now
> >> I am back to thoughts of a more capable (sea/lakeworthy)
> >> Windsprint—a micro camping daysailer where my wife and daughter can keep
> >> their seats dry
> > on a blustery day. Buying a new tow vehicle is a way to
> >> really push up the cost of a plywood boat.
> >> Keep it simple, light, and cheap.*