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Rudder Leeboard Design

jasonnabors@... — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:54:38 GMT

I am new to proas and new to this group.I have bben interested in outriggers and proas for some time.I have just recently begun actualy designing them.I have

Re: Line drawings for a traditional canoe.

vectorges@... — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:44:26 GMT

Agreed. They always look longer in pictures. And much smaller when you are on/in it. I like the Wa'Apa idea with two separate compartments. You can expand it

Re: Line drawings for a traditional canoe.

Wade Tarzia — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:59:21 GMT

I think you'll be sorry if you build a smaller one. Build the longest one that you have room for -- 18 feet is a good all-around length. If you plan to car-top

Re: New boat, yet again

Paul Bowker — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:48:01 GMT

Hi Todd, I just use the bamboo as it is when cut down, No cracks in it, I consider it has a life of 2 yrs, sat out in the sun, so always keep some spares. Had

Line drawings for a traditional canoe.

Thomas de Meijer — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:54:48 GMT

Hi everyone, The more I read up on proa's (Way to much!) trying to decide what to build, the more I'm drawn to a simple traditional style proa. Also I wan't it

Re: capsize experiment

Wade Tarzia — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:08:39 GMT

... The construction problems seem about the same for either sole or thwart-height decks so I would probably go for thwart-height with footwell (if passenger

Re: Kiwi Proa Get Together

Doug Haines — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:46:25 GMT

G'Day Jim, I don't suppose you'd consdier a demountable harriette, at a negotioable price? Dooug ... From: Jim Baltaxe Subject:

Rudder linkage and mast patner (tsstproa)

Todd — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:34:51 GMT

Proa file 7 showing build to so far. And diagram of still to do linkage set up for dual rudder steering. The handle at top of linkage is what is steered with.

Re: capsize experiment

k_s_oneill — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:03:51 GMT

Good info on the flotation test, and props on actually going for a sail. We've been having 1 to 5 mph, I just can't bring myself to take the boat out in it,

Re: It's wet !!

k_s_oneill — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:57:12 GMT

... Woo hoo! Good job, looking forward to pics. Congratulations! Kevin

It's wet !!

George Schnellman — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:46:06 GMT

After two years of construction and re engineering my Wa'Apa (unnamed) went down to the river for its first test float this afternoon. Took it down in pieces

Re: capsize experiment

Todd — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:57:22 GMT

Does your cockpit have a floor above the true bottom? Or is the bottom of the hull the cockpit floor? If so make a raised watertight cockpit floor. Is that

Re: New boat, yet again

Todd — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:36:16 GMT

Hey Paul, Looks like good times really nice man. I'd used bamboo if I had it laying around or to cut down. Is it true you have to hollow the bamboo out so that

capsize experiment

Wade Tarzia — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:06:17 GMT

Nothing but thunderstorms out here, seems forever, but I snuck in a relatively rainless afternoon yesterday on the lake. Endlessly varying light winds, good

Re: Kiwi Proa Get Together

Robert — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:55 GMT

Congratulations Jim. You finally got a hit on Trade Me