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I wouldn't normally have thought about comparing a Harryproa against a Gunboat. The Gunboat is supposed to be about speed and accommodation for big money but...
-No point in selling something unless you don't want it. I take your point about wanting to try out an easy rig as you have already played with the schooner....
G'day, The Dashews do some good stuff, and certainly have the miles to back it up. I don't know much about alloy but really like the idea of it for larger...
One of my clients is the proud owner of hull #2. It's quite the boat. Not sure how many Harry's could be built with the same bank account. One for every...
Hi Phil. I have built a small tri in aluminium, and sailed it from PNG to Australia and have the plans and aluminium to build a 40' Crowther sailing fishing...
I assume that more weight in the ends makes for a greater angular momentum and this would increase the pitching range. The greater angular inertia at the start...
-. In the case of flared bows and overhangs I can see the value as there is less tendency to bury the bow and the subsequent vertical reaction, but I am not so...
I am considering trying out the proa concept with a quick and dirty version of an Elementarry Camper (Rob, when I get to starting I shall pay for the plans...
Hi, I did just what you are saying, and for the same reasons. It turned out to be considerably more expensive that I had estimated, primarily in the cost of...
G'day, No problem at all. I have built a few flat bottomed proas, all worked well. Main decision is whether to put any rocker in. I wouldn't, as the boat...
Hi Rob, Bingo! That worked - thanks!! Seen the pix of Harriette now and they look good! A little 'low res' and it does, quite reasonably, look a little ...
G'day, Price to NZ should be the difference between one quarter of a full container and a part container for one boat. So probably not much difference. ...
Next step then: I am thinking in terms of ww hull 2 sheets of ply long (just under 16 feet) and lw hull 3 sheets of ply long (just under 24 feet) - no rocker...
I am building a Harriette from ply. For the ww hull, I am giving a v-bottom and bending the sides into the bilges. This means a bit of cutting and shaping at...
Hi all, Doug's expedition up the coast of Australia has really inspired me. Then I got some more information on the Everglades Challenge in the US, and these ...
Ok, I decided that some of my questions didn't really make sense without the mast and rudder diagrams, so those are now done and uploaded. - Gardner...
Hi Geoff, Â I am reminding you that harriette (KATY1 or 2?) is for sale. Could be demounted. Looking at changing the mast tube to take ROb's big elementarry...
Hi Gardner, Â I respect the designing own things urege, but I have found Rob/Mark's drawings really spot on for hulls and stuff. Only slight chages here and...
Intending stitch and glue for any non-right-angle joints. With a flat, non-rocker, hull and slab sides I might just use chine stringers and glue the ply to the...
Doug, As I have mentioned before, I am "designing" in the loosest sense, in order to firm up my requirements and experiment with ideas (many are Rob's) that ...
-I have some cedar which I have been ripping into 15x15mm strips. The strips are glued at deck edges and keel. 3 x 90 degrees only gives 270 degrees so the...
Hi Doug, There is a bloke who is editing a canoe magazine that is interested in a story on your trip. Check out the proa_file yahoo group for contact details...
I thought that was Roobert writing about making a harriette. An introduction to who you are and where you live? Â Doug Mandurah ... From: jrwells2007...
