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  1. 6th May 2012, 08:02 PM #1
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    HI All,

    Just thought I would , I would post a couple of pictures of my latest build.

    I was going to build 1 of these for myself for fishing, then a friend decided he would like 1 for sailing , power , and rowing. So being the nice bloke that I am , I built his first.

    Sorry I hit the submit key in error so had to EDIT,

    The canoe is based on a British design, and I believe that it will work well, especially with 2hp Motor, and will be interested to see how it goes under sail.

    Cheers,

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    Oh, wow! I am very impressed; it is beautiful.

    Pardon my ignorance, as I am almost totally uneducated in matters nautical: does it have a centreboard or does the width/depth of the hull counterbalance the sail?

    How long did it take you to build?
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    MichaelM,

    There is a pivoting center board , in the case under the center thwart, it has 2 ropes , 1 to release & raise and the other to lock down the board.

    The hull is made from E-Lite Plywood, which is Balsa cored, and weighs in at 9.5Kg per 2440x1220mx9mm sheet.

    hull dimensions as follows ,
    length 3.800Mt
    beam 1.118Mt
    depth 0.350mm
    weight 30Kg approximately

    the weight of the crew and the wide beam off-set the sail, the center bard in this hull is a pivot for turning/tacking & gybing.

    It has taken 3 months to build , but then I was only doing 2-3 days a week, on the build, it could be built faster, and slightly lighter , as the plans specify 3-/4.5-/6mm plywood, and I have modified the design heavily,

    1. mast , boom,
    2 stern hung rudder
    3. pivoting center board
    4, larger fore deck
    5. larger rear seat&buoyancy tank.

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    The Canoe is being launched this weekend , weather permitting.

    We have modified the headsail, by adding another panel to the bottom edge, o lower the clew,.

    I will post some PIC's of the launch .

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    Launch delayed due to weather

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    Launch is set for Mid next week ,weather allowing.

    Pictures will be forth coming.

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