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15' dinghy stability?
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:27 am
by roob76
is the dinghy stable enough for a poling platform? not really concerned about speed on this boat cause it will be mostly poled so a 3-4hp motor would be fine.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:36 am
by jem
Depends on your balance. Can you stand in like a canoe and be comfortable?
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:24 pm
by roob76
well i did have a gheenoe which was quite stable. is it atleast as stable as a gheenoe? i have been in other square back canoes that were not very stable at all.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:34 pm
by jem
Gheenoe might be a bit stabler since they are pretty wide and have a square back.
And you're right, a square back canoe can be unstable if the bottom is rounded.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:56 pm
by roob76
i was searching the forums and came across the post for the buc extreme. are those plans available yet?
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:04 pm
by jem
yes
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:09 pm
by roob76
where? i did not see them on the website.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:34 pm
by jem
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:50 pm
by roob76
is this the one that will take a 10-15hp motor? in this post?
viewtopic.php?t=75&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:00 pm
by jem
That's actually a proto type that will take a 20hp.
I drew a smaller one that will take a 10hp and is 44" max beam. It's not posted anywhere but I could e-mail some images.
Contact me via e-mail for that.