18 Dec 2019 #1 Rum_Pirate Well-known member Joined 23 Aug 2004 Messages 27,627 Location A tiny Island, Caribbean Visit site I built this one a few years ago. Easily built over a weekend or two. Kids loved it.
18 Dec 2019 #2 Rum_Pirate Well-known member Joined 23 Aug 2004 Messages 27,627 Location A tiny Island, Caribbean Visit site Rowing got better once I moused the rowlock.
19 Dec 2019 #3 Stemar Well-known member Joined 12 Sep 2001 Messages 22,759 Location Home - Southampton, Boat - Gosport Visit site No lifejackets ... risk assessment ... health and safety ... Harrumph ? Brilliant - those kids are having a time they'll never forget!
No lifejackets ... risk assessment ... health and safety ... Harrumph ? Brilliant - those kids are having a time they'll never forget!
19 Dec 2019 #4 PuffTheMagicDragon Active member Joined 16 May 2001 Messages 14,406 Visit site One way of solving the problem with rowlocks and losing the oars is to use ring rowlocks and putting a Turk's Head to stop the oars sliding out. It also holds the rowlocks captive to the oars. https%3A//i.imgur.com/pYlz3dD.jpg[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/H54xgoh.jpg[/img]']
One way of solving the problem with rowlocks and losing the oars is to use ring rowlocks and putting a Turk's Head to stop the oars sliding out. It also holds the rowlocks captive to the oars. https%3A//i.imgur.com/pYlz3dD.jpg[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/H54xgoh.jpg[/img]']
19 Dec 2019 #5 Rum_Pirate Well-known member Joined 23 Aug 2004 Messages 27,627 Location A tiny Island, Caribbean Visit site Plans One Sheet Skiff https://s3.amazonaws.com/plan_downloads/OSS.pdf
19 Dec 2019 #6 dgadee Well-known member Joined 13 Oct 2010 Messages 3,649 Visit site Very nice. Was thinking about something small - boat moored just a few feet from slip. Did you use marine plywood?
Very nice. Was thinking about something small - boat moored just a few feet from slip. Did you use marine plywood?
19 Dec 2019 #7 Rum_Pirate Well-known member Joined 23 Aug 2004 Messages 27,627 Location A tiny Island, Caribbean Visit site dgadee said: Very nice. Was thinking about something small - boat moored just a few feet from slip. Did you use marine plywood? Click to expand... No, not marine ply. BUT some 9 years later of hard use (lots of paint) the bottom has 'started' to delaminate.
dgadee said: Very nice. Was thinking about something small - boat moored just a few feet from slip. Did you use marine plywood? Click to expand... No, not marine ply. BUT some 9 years later of hard use (lots of paint) the bottom has 'started' to delaminate.