Thread: MSD vs Linnet

It's hard to tell ... partly because there ain't a lot of info and mainly coz I really don't have a clue but that's never stopped me having a go before

1/ The rounded bilges of the Linnet allow it to displace more water as it settles under load, thus increasing its carrying capacity.

2/ The Linnet has a sail listed so I'm guessing the bottom and other profiles have been spread to allow it to carry the sail thus allowing point 1

3/ Aligned with point 2 - the MDS Rowing Skiff was designed as a pure rowing boat for one plus a spare with no provision for sails or load carrying. Maybe it'll be happy carrying another body but it wasn't designed to do so and so Mik isn't claiming it.

Richard

Howdy,

The displacement of the boat is pretty well designed around one adult male as it is aimed at singlehanded rowing.

If the boat needs to be for three people you design for three from the start if the boat is to carry them well. But then that would make it not so good for singlehanding.

The linnet might be more tolerant to different weights because of that narrow stern, which allows it to immersed with the greater payload without causing large amounts of drag. I would guess that the Linnet won't be intended to row large distances with four people aboard!

Much as Richard suggests ... I wait to find out more as the boats are used more. Much in the same way I am not making any claims about how the boat will handle rough water yet.

We will see ... we will see.

Best wishes
Michael

Daddles and MIK,

Thanks for you comments. Perhaps Richard Woods does not consider increasing displacement with 3 people on board as hindering the performance, whereas Mik intends the MSD to go fast and light. The difference then being in the designers' intentions rather than a difference in the capacity of the boats.

Have great time in the US, Mik.

Peter

Of course a boat that is over double the weight will be slower. But if you do need a boat to carry this sort of weight my rowboat doesn't really suit.

MIK

I will say, the interior of the MSD feel comfortable. Rowing two passengers would be no problem. It will move right along, based on my experience so far. Again, I intend to row our MSD some more with the owner in his harbor and get to know the boat better. There is enough freeboard that with the extra cargo, she'd still be safe, and quite stable like a dory would be with weight. She won't fly, but she can be enjoyed. If you do weigh her down, be cognizant of weight distribution. I'd have the heavier person in the bow, anything to keep the transom from dragging in the water.

I am thinking about how to make this boat (MSD) into a tandem fixed seat boat for a rowing club I may try to put together.

Clint