boating and teardrop camping.

[Sparksalot]

After drooling over this boat for 14 years, I've decided to buy the plans and manual for the 16.5.

Why 14 years? Mostly storage space after construction. Plus, the kids are old enough now to enjoy being on the water.

I've been considering the Mill Creek design from Chesapeake Light Craft. It's available as either a 13ft single or 16.5 ft double cockpit.

http://www.clcboats.com/scripts/phpThum ... ater_1.jpg

http://www.clcboats.com/scripts/phpThum ... ishing.jpg

[Mukilteo]

This is what would work for me. I would add a electric trolling moter.

[StandUpGuy]

How about instead of adding a boat to a teardrop or making a tear drop be a boat, how about instead making a boat that is the trailer also? How about a shanty boat that when on the trailer to haul it is also a wheeled trailer? How about a flip up over hang and a flip up bow and transom to make the boat more highway friendly?


By justoneman at 2011-11-21


By justoneman at 2011-11-21

[hoytedow]

How about instead of adding a boat to a teardrop or making a tear drop be a boat, how about instead making a boat that is the trailer also? How about a shanty boat that when on the trailer to haul it is also a wheeled trailer? How about a flip up over hang and a flip up bow and transom to make the boat more highway friendly?


By justoneman at 2011-11-21


By justoneman at 2011-11-21

I like it.

Eric could build a really nice one, scaled down from this: http://www.sponbergyachtdesign.com/Flag ... eboats.htm

[StandUpGuy]

Put your straw hat on, get out your banjo and mix up a batch of mint juleps!



By justoneman at 2011-11-22

[StandUpGuy]

Way down upon the Swammie River!



By justoneman at 2011-11-22

[Miriam C.]

It's end of the season and I picked up a Old Town canoe Saranac 14.6 XT from Sportsmans Warehouse because it's more than half the weight of my Gheenoe that I been carrying on top of the car when I go camping. The price was cut to $399 from 799. http://www.oldtowncanoe.com/canoes/generalFamily/saranac_146xt.html


I think I got a good deal. Just have to make a canoe motor mount to hold my old trolling motor to cut down on my paddling and off I go.

I used a couple of 1"x6" boards with short straps to hold the motor to the hull. Worked just fine!

[Billy K]

www.makeacanoe.com

is yet another site to check out, I am looking hard at the 12'9" Waterboy..

Knothead builder; wood camper, wood bow, wood arrows, wood canoe...
seems like a matched set; to me...

[StandUpGuy]

stand up guy. what thickness of marine plywood would you buy to make a pram from?

my lumber store thought they could get 3/4 and i am saying that would make the boat weigh more than the titanic!!!!!!!!!

slow

1/4" all around. Some put 3/8" on the bottom. If you glass the bottom the 1/4" is more than fine.

People have made these from luan and glassed it in and out.

[hoytedow]

Check out nested stitch and glue piroques.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBeWyriU ... er&list=UL

[StandUpGuy]

If you like boating and trailers how about one of these:



By justoneman at 2011-12-10

[StandUpGuy]

in the water:


By justoneman at 2011-12-10

[StandUpGuy]

And inside:


By justoneman at 2011-12-10

[StandUpGuy]

Who needs a trailer?

[Miriam C.]

If you like boating and trailers how about one of these:



By justoneman at 2011-12-10

Now if we could just get a way to clamp one of these to the deck of a trailer, not boat trailer, and un-clamp it.....Would be perfect unless the wind gets too high!

Ummm just looking and it looks like this might be a bit of a problem with a motor. Might use a reversed electrical but if the cabin is up front a motor would be easier..