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Title: My next boat building project
Post by: Gaffers on 08 February 2010, 20:58:48
Dont tell the missus but I have found the next one to build.  She's an absolute beauty and fits several requirements I am looking for especially to get swmbo more into sailing.

http://www.lunadadesign.com/gato-especial-21.html

There is a guy building one in Greece and it looks good although he's made a mess of the port and sb windows.

Anyone fancy helping me lay fibre glass on this one?  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Debs. on 08 February 2010, 21:02:50
Very nice design.....much-more work than that nice little skiff, though. :y

I just might know someone with an addiction to resin. ::)
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 08 February 2010, 21:04:56
Best of luck with the project G 8-) :y Would love to see a pictorial account of your progress. :y

Can't help you with the glass fibre I'm afraid as I'm stuck in the dark country for the forseeable future :( :(
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Martin_1962 on 08 February 2010, 21:08:13
I would like a roofrackable design with a payload of 5 people including 2 largish adults.
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Gaffers on 08 February 2010, 21:13:34
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I would like a roofrackable design with a payload of 5 people including 2 largish adults.

Thats doable if you drive a challenger tank  :D
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Martin_1962 on 08 February 2010, 21:19:02
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I would like a roofrackable design with a payload of 5 people including 2 largish adults.

Thats doable if you drive a challenger tank  :D


My pump up will carry four but my wife doesn't want to go in it.
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Gaffers on 08 February 2010, 21:20:28
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I would like a roofrackable design with a payload of 5 people including 2 largish adults.

Thats doable if you drive a challenger tank  :D


My pump up will carry four but my wife doesn't want to go in it.

Do you want motor or sail?
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Martin_1962 on 08 February 2010, 21:21:37
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I would like a roofrackable design with a payload of 5 people including 2 largish adults.

Thats doable if you drive a challenger tank  :D


My pump up will carry four but my wife doesn't want to go in it.

Do you want motor or sail?

Oar and small light motor
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Martin_1962 on 08 February 2010, 21:23:34
Something I could use on the Helford for example, but when we are down there we are bringing our accomodation with us, for the caravan haters, 4 to 5, 2 week holidays in that area in a rented house would equal the cost of a new caravan.
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: tunnie on 08 February 2010, 21:24:48
Looks very nice, good luck with it  :y
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: waspy on 08 February 2010, 21:28:04
If you weren't so far away, i'd gladly help, but not with fibre glass. I wouldn't be sailing, but flying instead :D
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Gaffers on 08 February 2010, 21:32:18
Have a look at these:

http://www.boatplans.dk/boats.asp?BType=small_boats

I reckon you need the 15' family boat which on the extremes of car topable (albeit doable)  I would make the fore and aft decks flush with the gunwhales so those bulkhead would need modifying slightly.  It would be easy to fit row locks onto the gunwhale and to build a small bracket for an outboard.  A nice touch on this would be a small rudder that the kids could control while you slug your heart out on the oars!

If you decide to go ahead let me know and I could pop over and give a hand :y
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Gaffers on 08 February 2010, 21:33:20
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If you weren't so far away, i'd gladly help, but not with fibre glass. I wouldn't be sailing, but flying instead :D

You're only an hour away (by my driving)!!!

wuss!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Tony H on 08 February 2010, 21:34:43
If I was a bit closer I would gladly give you a hand with the lay up. looks an interesting project, good luck with it :y
Title: Re: My next boat building project
Post by: Ken T on 09 February 2010, 15:37:37
How about some origami http://www.yago-project.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,en/

Plenty welders about  :y

Ken