Re: [bolger] Piragua and Piragua 18
i'm not very experienced at boat building but i was told to expect the same
from a narrow skiff i built. should i encounter the tipsy problem i plan on
adding adjustable length or pivoting outriggers or as i had seen for same
problem add a boat bumper to each side running length ways at water line. a
block of wood or plastic was place on each end between eyes of bumper and
side of boat to take-up slack/space, bolt thru side with reinforcing board
inside of boat,reinforce head and nut on bolt with washer/lock washer and
perhaps sealant on bolt and inside of both blocks of wood/spacer. this will
not add much in weight,should add stability and perhaps not too distracting.
just my thoughts. robby
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from a narrow skiff i built. should i encounter the tipsy problem i plan on
adding adjustable length or pivoting outriggers or as i had seen for same
problem add a boat bumper to each side running length ways at water line. a
block of wood or plastic was place on each end between eyes of bumper and
side of boat to take-up slack/space, bolt thru side with reinforcing board
inside of boat,reinforce head and nut on bolt with washer/lock washer and
perhaps sealant on bolt and inside of both blocks of wood/spacer. this will
not add much in weight,should add stability and perhaps not too distracting.
just my thoughts. robby
>From: "Bruce Hector <bruce_hector@...>" <bruce_hector@...>_________________________________________________________________
>Reply-To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
>To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [bolger] Piragua and Piragua 18
>Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:36:54 -0000
>
>I just got back to the sunny, frozen north after taking my Bolger
>Payson Pirogue to Texas on roof racks. I was reminded again of how
>obnoxiously tippy she is as I paddled around Port Isabel, TX. Nice
>place by the way, lots of water, cheap shrimp, we loved it. Anthow,
>she's so unsteady every boarding and diembarcation is an invitation
>to strain something or go for an unintentional swim. But she's light
>and cartops easily.
>
>Piragua is flat bottomed and I read somewher that you can actually
>stand up in one with care, and luck. Can anyone comment firsthand on
>these designs stability and ease of paddling.
>
>Also any suggestions as to the perfect cartopper, which for me would
>be one for 500 pounds (ie two healthy adults), easy rowing or
>paddling and the ability to perform well with a small ouitboard.
>
>Thanks
>
>Bruce Hector
>www.brucesboats.com
>
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Don't know about the Piragua but Bolger's "throwaway"
pirogue called, I think, Yellow Leaf (from "Small
Boats") looks like a pretty and stable flat bottomed
Pirogue, and easy to build. She doesn't have to be
built throwaway. I biult a Glen-L Rob Roy some years
ago which is just as you describe--a boat ride is a
swim that hasn't happened yet. Sam
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pirogue called, I think, Yellow Leaf (from "Small
Boats") looks like a pretty and stable flat bottomed
Pirogue, and easy to build. She doesn't have to be
built throwaway. I biult a Glen-L Rob Roy some years
ago which is just as you describe--a boat ride is a
swim that hasn't happened yet. Sam
--- "Bruce Hector <bruce_hector@...>"
<bruce_hector@...> wrote:
> I just got back to the sunny, frozen north after__________________________________________________
> taking my Bolger
> Payson Pirogue to Texas on roof racks. I was
> reminded again of how
> obnoxiously tippy she is as I paddled around Port
> Isabel, TX. Nice
> place by the way, lots of water, cheap shrimp, we
> loved it. Anthow,
> she's so unsteady every boarding and diembarcation
> is an invitation
> to strain something or go for an unintentional swim.
> But she's light
> and cartops easily.
>
> Piragua is flat bottomed and I read somewher that
> you can actually
> stand up in one with care, and luck. Can anyone
> comment firsthand on
> these designs stability and ease of paddling.
>
> Also any suggestions as to the perfect cartopper,
> which for me would
> be one for 500 pounds (ie two healthy adults), easy
> rowing or
> paddling and the ability to perform well with a
> small ouitboard.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bruce Hector
> www.brucesboats.com
>
>
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I just got back to the sunny, frozen north after taking my Bolger
Payson Pirogue to Texas on roof racks. I was reminded again of how
obnoxiously tippy she is as I paddled around Port Isabel, TX. Nice
place by the way, lots of water, cheap shrimp, we loved it. Anthow,
she's so unsteady every boarding and diembarcation is an invitation
to strain something or go for an unintentional swim. But she's light
and cartops easily.
Piragua is flat bottomed and I read somewher that you can actually
stand up in one with care, and luck. Can anyone comment firsthand on
these designs stability and ease of paddling.
Also any suggestions as to the perfect cartopper, which for me would
be one for 500 pounds (ie two healthy adults), easy rowing or
paddling and the ability to perform well with a small ouitboard.
Thanks
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com
Payson Pirogue to Texas on roof racks. I was reminded again of how
obnoxiously tippy she is as I paddled around Port Isabel, TX. Nice
place by the way, lots of water, cheap shrimp, we loved it. Anthow,
she's so unsteady every boarding and diembarcation is an invitation
to strain something or go for an unintentional swim. But she's light
and cartops easily.
Piragua is flat bottomed and I read somewher that you can actually
stand up in one with care, and luck. Can anyone comment firsthand on
these designs stability and ease of paddling.
Also any suggestions as to the perfect cartopper, which for me would
be one for 500 pounds (ie two healthy adults), easy rowing or
paddling and the ability to perform well with a small ouitboard.
Thanks
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com