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Thread: Wee Rob canoe
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23rd April 2010, 01:30 PM #1
Wee Rob canoe
Hi,
I have nearly finished building my first wooden boat- a glued lap Iain Oughtred design.
The new owner seems to like it!
(This is Iain's recently redrawn plan, with 6 strakes & 18" station spacing)
Bill P
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23rd April 2010, 01:55 PM #2
Lovely work!
( it seems to float very high on the grass )
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23rd April 2010, 03:27 PM #3procrastinator
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I love it A very pretty and practical boat. Does the choice of paddle in the picture mean you're using it in whitewater
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23rd April 2010, 04:00 PM #4
Thanks,
I'm making a wooden paddle to go with this boat. It will have a hollow tas oak shaft and douglas fir blades
Been too busy in the shed to mow the grass!
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23rd April 2010, 07:37 PM #5
Please tell me that "blades" is a typo and that you really meant "blade".
Using a single blade canoe paddle is much more enjoyable and gives you better control than using a double paddle, once you learn the correct strokes. Using a kayak paddle in a canoe is quite awkward.
Nice looking canoe BTW.
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23rd April 2010, 11:26 PM #6
Nice job Bill - reminds me of Thomas Hill's "Charlotte" which he refers to as a "lapstrake" canoe. Is that the same thing by a different name or are there some differences?
Let us know how you go with the paddle - I've made a couple like that but suspect that I could go even lighter by taking more out of the middle. Not sure what the limit is though and don't really want to find it the hard way.Cheers, Bob the labrat
Measure once and.... the phone rings!
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23rd April 2010, 11:46 PM #7
Bill, you can't even begin to imagine the damage you've done to my own plans ... I'd completely forgotten about Iain's canoes
Richard
by cripes that wee boatie looks nice
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24th April 2010, 11:07 AM #8
Thanks Richard & Bob,
I think this boat is quite similar to Tom Hills Charlotte. Wee Rob is 12' long and weighs 14kg. Same construction method.
Tom Hill uses battens at the plank lands along the station moulds. I think that is a good idea with thin ply & wider station spacing. I didn't do that -but would next time There's only 7 stations and the planks, especially garboards, can sag a bit.
Its a couple of kilos heavier than I hoped for. I wanted something my wife could put on the roof racks by herself- but I think it fits the bill anyway.
Bill P
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24th April 2010, 01:53 PM #9Senior Member
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Lovely craft Bill,
very well done indeed.I must build something of Iain's one day.What's next on the menu?
Cheers,
Dave.
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24th April 2010, 08:04 PM #10
Hi Dave the next project is actually a Tom Yost folder "Sea Otter" but I dare not admit that on a Wooden boat forum.
After that I fancy a Tammie Norrie.
Bill P
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24th April 2010, 11:42 PM #11
Definately has to be on the "to do" list - sometime in 2012 I reckon
Lovely job Bill and I like the way the thwarts look. I've also looked at Tom Yost's designs - you've certainly picked a couple of projects close to my heart."....we also have a line of very nice umbrellas..."
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25th April 2010, 11:54 AM #12
Thanks Peter, the thwarts are laminated douglas fir.
Its amazing what you can do with a bit of old fascia board.
Just applied the decal. Some more pics of the interior.
Bill P
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29th April 2010, 10:16 PM #13
Nice job! How about some pics of her in the water? (Craft, not wife - wife IN the canoe.)
Cheers
Graeme
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30th April 2010, 02:03 PM #14
Thanks Graeme,
Will do- ha! you might get both! The boat needs a top coat and the paddle is underway.
Bill P
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30th April 2010, 07:41 PM #15
Hi again Bill,
Well, it's been playing on my mind......got so far as to look up the plans. Could you make a comment on the plans at all. I've never seen any if Iain Oughtred's plans though I've heard they are very detailed and complete.
Peter"....we also have a line of very nice umbrellas..."
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