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Dorothy |
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We designed and built this 28 ft canoe for an outdoor centre. They wanted a canoe which would take 14 people and bivi gear. |
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The next pictures show the boat under construction. |
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We used 3/8 marine ply and epoxy. The outside of the bottom is sheathed in Kevlar and filled and finished with graphite. |
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coffin shaped box is a hold; it not only holds the gear but
keeps the crew from all rushing to one side. When the boat has a
lot of water in it, the box stops it from swilling about from
side to side and has a remarkable effect on stability.
These pictures show the crew trying to capsize the canoe - |
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- not all that easy....
....but it can be done. |
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Getting back in and bailing. |
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Paddling while swamped. |
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The specification didn't actually call for a sail but we sneaked a mast foot in anyway. We put it well forward and the idea is to sail down wind only with an old spinnaker on a windsurfer mast. |
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