Re: long dory/tri
Hi Rog and Kat,
it's functionally double-ended as drawn. The waterplane at the stern
comes nearly to a point anyway, and you'd gain nothing by eliminating
the tiny transom except more effort and less visual appeal.
Having rowed mine quite a few miles now, I don't think I'd recommend it
for what you propose. It's an outstanding rowboat, and in my view
trying to make it into something else is not a productive use of time.
You'd need to beef up the structure to handle the sailing rig and the
amas, and by doing so you'd wind up with a less satisfying rowboat
that's cluttered with structure. The simple interior of the design
would be lost, and since it's a very small 20-footer to begin with,
you'd be losing a lot of space to all the additional structure, besides
gaining weight up high on the hull where you don't want it for rowing.
For beach cruising, any number of other designs would be much better if
you want to sail. If you can do without the sailing rig, the Long
Light Dory would make and excellent boat. In fact, I'm getting ready
to modify the seating arrangement in mine to make room for my dog and
my backpacking gear. There's a nice reservoir at 9000 feet on the S
side of Pike's Peak, you see, and there's some nice big Northern Pike
near the inlet, you see, and, well, you get the idea.
Jon Kolb
www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
> New here. I would like advice on problems with the following idea:There's no point in modifying the boat to be truly double-ended, since
> Build the long rowing dory (design #526) as well as we can, perhaps
> as a double ender, then, after a few years learning to handle it,
> adding amas and sails (tri or pacific proa) for beach camping trips.
it's functionally double-ended as drawn. The waterplane at the stern
comes nearly to a point anyway, and you'd gain nothing by eliminating
the tiny transom except more effort and less visual appeal.
Having rowed mine quite a few miles now, I don't think I'd recommend it
for what you propose. It's an outstanding rowboat, and in my view
trying to make it into something else is not a productive use of time.
You'd need to beef up the structure to handle the sailing rig and the
amas, and by doing so you'd wind up with a less satisfying rowboat
that's cluttered with structure. The simple interior of the design
would be lost, and since it's a very small 20-footer to begin with,
you'd be losing a lot of space to all the additional structure, besides
gaining weight up high on the hull where you don't want it for rowing.
For beach cruising, any number of other designs would be much better if
you want to sail. If you can do without the sailing rig, the Long
Light Dory would make and excellent boat. In fact, I'm getting ready
to modify the seating arrangement in mine to make room for my dog and
my backpacking gear. There's a nice reservoir at 9000 feet on the S
side of Pike's Peak, you see, and there's some nice big Northern Pike
near the inlet, you see, and, well, you get the idea.
Jon Kolb
www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
That plan ought to more or less work. Sort of a miniature Tremolino,
though in the smaller size with even less room. The Long Dory will
certainly not sail boldly without the amas. With a flat, boxed in
upperworks you'd have a pretty nice beach boat.
You'd do well to build the dory hull with tombstone straight out of
Instant Boatbuilding, rather than refigure everything to get a double
ender right. PCB did that for the Gull. It's easy to see a completely
different boat.
I'd have more trouble cutting the stem than otherwise, myself. If not
prepared for tricky woodwork, a truly solid layup of tape s&g might
do at either end.
Consider the 24' version, plans from PCB?
Enjoy!
Mark
though in the smaller size with even less room. The Long Dory will
certainly not sail boldly without the amas. With a flat, boxed in
upperworks you'd have a pretty nice beach boat.
You'd do well to build the dory hull with tombstone straight out of
Instant Boatbuilding, rather than refigure everything to get a double
ender right. PCB did that for the Gull. It's easy to see a completely
different boat.
I'd have more trouble cutting the stem than otherwise, myself. If not
prepared for tricky woodwork, a truly solid layup of tape s&g might
do at either end.
Consider the 24' version, plans from PCB?
Enjoy!
Mark
On Jun 21, 2007, at 2:11 PM, bob wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Build the long rowing dory (design #526) as well as we can, perhaps
> as a double ender, then, after a few years learning to handle it,
> adding amas and sails (tri or pacific proa) for beach camping trips.
> Thanks, Rob and Kat
>
Hello,
New here. I would like advice on problems with the following idea:
Build the long rowing dory (design #526) as well as we can, perhaps
as a double ender, then, after a few years learning to handle it,
adding amas and sails (tri or pacific proa) for beach camping trips.
Thanks, Rob and Kat
New here. I would like advice on problems with the following idea:
Build the long rowing dory (design #526) as well as we can, perhaps
as a double ender, then, after a few years learning to handle it,
adding amas and sails (tri or pacific proa) for beach camping trips.
Thanks, Rob and Kat