Re: [bolger] Drive Options
The tunnel fills up with water as soon as the prop starts turning, so you'd
still have a hole in the hull, except at rest and even then it'll be pretty
close to the waterline.
There are a couple of tunnel stern boats in the Utilities section of the
Atkin catalog, and several tunnel stern Seabright skiffs:
http://www.atkinboatplans.com/
still have a hole in the hull, except at rest and even then it'll be pretty
close to the waterline.
There are a couple of tunnel stern boats in the Utilities section of the
Atkin catalog, and several tunnel stern Seabright skiffs:
http://www.atkinboatplans.com/
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:04:56 -0000, Phil wrote:
> I have been thinking about my conversations with Suzanne about drive
options for a Tahiti
> like craft. I have some experiance with shallow draft tugs that run the
Yukon and Tanana
> rivers. They have a tunnel hull where the wheel is actually partially out
of the water. I don't
> want to buy an outdrive, but still want shallow draft capability. If I
have the drive line at
> the correct angle, the end of the shaft would be above the water line so
would preclude
> the worry about having a hole in the hull.
>
> I worry about a tunnel hull out in open water though, occasionally the
river tugs to have to
> go into the Barents Sea to get to Nome or St Micheals, they seem to do ok,
none has ever
> sunk to my knowledge, not sure how efficient though.
> ...
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I have been thinking about my conversations with Suzanne about drive options for a Tahiti
like craft. I have some experiance with shallow draft tugs that run the Yukon and Tanana
rivers. They have a tunnel hull where the wheel is actually partially out of the water. I don't
want to buy an outdrive, but still want shallow draft capability. If I have the drive line at
the correct angle, the end of the shaft would be above the water line so would preclude
the worry about having a hole in the hull.
I worry about a tunnel hull out in open water though, occasionally the river tugs to have to
go into the Barents Sea to get to Nome or St Micheals, they seem to do ok, none has ever
sunk to my knowledge, not sure how efficient though.
I am waiting for sketches on a tahiti like boat but built with stick lumber as opposed to
plywood. Has anyone else seen a sketch of that design?
Regards
phil
like craft. I have some experiance with shallow draft tugs that run the Yukon and Tanana
rivers. They have a tunnel hull where the wheel is actually partially out of the water. I don't
want to buy an outdrive, but still want shallow draft capability. If I have the drive line at
the correct angle, the end of the shaft would be above the water line so would preclude
the worry about having a hole in the hull.
I worry about a tunnel hull out in open water though, occasionally the river tugs to have to
go into the Barents Sea to get to Nome or St Micheals, they seem to do ok, none has ever
sunk to my knowledge, not sure how efficient though.
I am waiting for sketches on a tahiti like boat but built with stick lumber as opposed to
plywood. Has anyone else seen a sketch of that design?
Regards
phil