Re: Capacity vs number of persons

I’d add, halve that 500 pound load down to 250 if you want to plane on a good breeze. Two adults in June Bug makes for a sedate sail. It is pleasant but you won’t keep up with much. Alone on a good wind you can crank. Rowing with three adults is fine and still has reasonable freeboard.

MylesJ

I once saw a Toroise with what had to be way more than 300 lbs.
aboard. It was carrying the full, not so sober crew of a Light Scooner
back to their boat at the Mahone Bay Wooden Boat festival races. It
was a scary sight, but as I recall they made it. Depending on the size
of the van in question, you might consider June Bug. She's nearly as
easy to build as Tortoise and carries 1000 lbs. Rowing capacity. I
would halve that load for sailing though. Good luck.

jeb

Here might be something to consider in hull shapes..... A flat bottom, or near-flat bottom offers much more useable room in the boat than a multi-chine or round bottom. The are generally a bit stiffer and some will fly like the wind !

doc

--- OnFri, 12/18/09, Fred Schumacher<fredschum@...>wrote:

From: Fred Schumacher <fredschum@...>
Subject: Re: [bolger] Re: Capacity vs number of persons
To: bolger@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:19 AM

There's no reason a Tortoise couldn't be built in a "Reuben's" version, and would be easier to build than Nymph. A 7' Tortoise that is 42" wide would keep the same proportions as the original, have a little less rocker if draft and freeboard is kept same as original, and have capacity of 360 pounds. Increase all dimensions by 10% and capacity would increase to 400 pounds.

Fred

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:45 PM, haffdaddy<haffdaddy@yahoo. com>wrote:

CAPACITY
The Bolger Tortoise would be nice but its capacity seems to be 300 lbs. While a Bolger Ruben Nymph is 330 lbs. (a lot of work for an extra 30 lbs).

Little things that need to be remembered

Greg

There's no reason a Tortoise couldn't be built in a "Reuben's" version, and would be easier to build than Nymph. A 7' Tortoise that is 42" wide would keep the same proportions as the original, have a little less rocker if draft and freeboard is kept same as original, and have capacity of 360 pounds. Increase all dimensions by 10% and capacity would increase to 400 pounds.

Fred

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:45 PM, haffdaddy<haffdaddy@...>wrote:
CAPACITY
The Bolger Tortoise would be nice but its capacity seems to be 300 lbs. While a Bolger Ruben Nymph is 330 lbs. (a lot of work for an extra 30 lbs).

Little things that need to be remembered

Greg

Yeah,,, i'm 5'3",,,,105 lbs,,,,,, one size fits all don't work for me either !!!!!

doc

--- OnThu, 12/17/09, haffdaddy<haffdaddy@...>wrote:

From: haffdaddy <haffdaddy@...>
Subject: [bolger] Re: Capacity vs number of persons
To: bolger@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:45 PM

CAPACITY

There seems to be a problem with capacity in most small boat designs. Some designs list one, two, four persons. But that's only if each person is 100 lbs. Years ago I had a 4 person yellow raft. It held me up but my legs were in the water. So mite it have said 4 Chinese person rafts? Or one Dutchman's body but wet legs?

I would love to build a small boat that would be easy to carry and fit inside my pals van. The Bolger Tortoise would be nice but its capacity seems to be 300 lbs. While a Bolger Ruben Nymph is 330 lbs. (a lot of work for an extra 30 lbs).

Little things that need to be remembered

Greg