First Launch dutch pdracer 460

**sandiman** · 13th October 2010, 04:22 AM

First time to use my pdracer. I am rowing with simple plastic oars. The stability are very good en she rowing beautiful.
The next time making the spars, foils en sail.
See more building info: Picasa Web Albums - Cees - Puddle Duck

See below the first launch (hopefully the youtube link works)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1V9t75Jqcc"]YouTube - first launch pdracer 460[/ame]

Greetz Cees

**callsign222** · 13th October 2010, 11:02 AM

Well, it shows how the boat is light and two people can easily move it and how slippery she is in the water too! Nice looking boat, looks great!

But please please please please either make or get longer oars. Holy Cow I'm trying not to die laughing right now.

Ok, I read the comment on your youtube page and you say you're going to build longer oars... PHEW!

**callsign222** · 13th October 2010, 11:03 AM

and Congratulations!!! Get the rig done and go sailing!

**sandiman** · 13th October 2010, 07:23 PM

yes I know the oars are very very short, it rowing not pretty.
I would like to launch the boat for the winter and the plastic oars are the first thing available.

Its not a good idea to die with laughter at a simple short oar

I use the rowing setup MIK's drawing, see https://www.woodworkforums.com/f169/r...5/#post1172443
The distance of 300 mm works good.

**Boatmik** · 13th October 2010, 10:16 PM

The boat looks really nice Cees - how long is it now since you started - must be about 4 months? Good going.

The oars need to be about 8ft or a bit shorter (though I think you know that already)

Congratulations!!!

MIK

**BradLH** · 14th October 2010, 05:50 AM

Very nice looking boat, beautiful scenery too. Looks like a great place to sail and if you're like me you'll enjoy sailing much more than rowing.

Brad

**Boatmik** · 14th October 2010, 02:19 PM

Did you see the shots of the rivers that John rowed his lime green GIS down? That looked interesting too!

But I agree the sailing will be good!

MIK

**sandiman** · 15th October 2010, 04:15 AM

Originally Posted by Boatmik

The boat looks really nice Cees - how long is it now since you started - must be about 4 months? Good going.

The oars need to be about 8ft or a bit shorter (though I think you know that already)

Congratulations!!!

MIK

Thank, yes I am very proud of my work.
Its a lot different as conventional woodworking. The epoxy stuff make it much more time and a bit difficult then the traditional PVAC glue. The work with epoxy is a big challenge and a increasing my woodworking knowledge.
The end of April (this year) I startet with building. Now 5 months later the hull ready without painting. The most of time I work in the weekend. In the summer I worked 3 x 6 days behind each. I think about 200 hours to worked for now (and 11 x 750 ml epoxy....)
The spring next year I will continue to build.

**sandiman** · 15th October 2010, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by BradLH

Very nice looking boat, beautiful scenery too. Looks like a great place to sail and if you're like me you'll enjoy sailing much more than rowing.

Brad

Thanks, the place is beautiful, before this (80 years ago) it was a inland sea. Sailing next year.

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