dream boat

It's cold. The cedar strip canoe in the garage is stagnating - sanding the inside is a pain in the rear. Dunno yet what kind of boat I need around here (SW Virginia). Missing the West. So I started building a dream boat. Took me a couple days but the hull is done - It's one of Roger Fletcher's book's double ender with transom.

Now to the interior arrangements. 

Cheers

A.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Newman on March 2, 2013 at 10:03pm

Andreas, nice work! Now if you could just build a "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" machine you would be set. You wouldn't even need much water.

Rick Newman

Permalink Reply by Andreas Bachelez on March 4, 2013 at 8:55am

Hehe. Shhhhhht. Do you know how a 6" brookie would feel at that size? Gonna make me a small harpoon too!

A.

Permalink Reply by Dave Z on March 3, 2013 at 3:15pm

well you certainly did a great job on the model.  you will crank out a full sized one nicely.  ive built that boat twice. i have the same kitchen table.ha

Permalink Reply by Andreas Bachelez on March 4, 2013 at 9:07am

Thanks Dave. It is a good table. since you have built it, do you know what its average draft with two people in it would be? I am worried about the skinny waters around here.

notice the rail under the seat. there will be a drawer fishbox there.

progress

Permalink Reply by Garrett Gurr on March 4, 2013 at 7:46pm

 That is soo cool! I would love to have a model like that! Great work!

Permalink Reply by Rick Newman on March 4, 2013 at 7:49pm

Garrett, check out Roger Fletcher's web site. Riverstouch.com, you too can have a model like that. Andreas built his from scratch, Roger makes kits so you can too.

Rick Newman

Permalink Reply by Garrett Gurr on March 4, 2013 at 7:53pm

Thanks! I'll check it out!!

Permalink Reply by Andreas Bachelez on March 5, 2013 at 8:19am

Thanks Garrett. It is actually bnot that difficult - just time consuming :) definitely have a look at Roger Fletcher's site.

Permalink Reply by Andreas Bachelez on March 5, 2013 at 8:38am

So, we are getting close to being done. the floor slats are on, the sliding fishbox is in place under the rower's seat. The guest seat still needs its ice chest. I am considering making folding legs for the rower's floor slats, so that floor panel can be raised as a table for anchored lunch purposes. Also, I was planning another sliding box concept for the guest seat but I am wondering if building the whole seat as an icebox with a hinged door under each guest (for ease of access) and one big hinged panel for the whole seat (for cleaning purposes) would be better.

The ear panels (seat brackets) need some form of cutout to make the rigged rod holders. 

The beer holders should be dug into the kneelock horns (I think I undersized them actually, will have to be careful if I ever really build this boat), and the side extensions of the horns should allow me to drill a slanted rod holder on each side for back trolling.

Now, I have a couple questions for people here:

where would you put the beer holder for the oarsman? back of the guest seat is one option, a little horn on the side of the rower's seat is another... I am open. Can't use the side trays because they will have flybox lids soon.

Where would you put rod holders for back trolling when alone (closer to the oarsman? just remove the guest seat and reach for the front holders? sounds dicey and far).

Last question for people who use their double enders with transom: can the boat effectively carry a guest aft of the boat? is it worth making a slat seat there?

Anchor system coming soon too.

cheers - thanks for watching. I know it is not a "real boat" butit's a good way to plan the real thing, and I am not sure I will get to build the real thing for a couple years. Gotta treat the itch somehow.

cheers

Andreas

Permalink Reply by Rojo on March 5, 2013 at 9:45am

Remarkable craftsmanship. I am extrememely jealous of your skills. Nice work.

Permalink Reply by Dave Z on March 5, 2013 at 11:43am

Andreas,

 

I fish and float SW PA, MD, NY and we have lot sof skinny water.  We get our share of bumps and buises.  More often than not, I float n my 16" with two other guys.  we manage just fine.  I haven;t measured draft but I can tell you that the beer cooler is always full, and we aren;t the lightest crew on the river.  I have floated the WB Delaware when the glass Hyde boat rowers can't- about 250cfs. We draft half of what they do.

To answer your question about a rear seat- yes.  I have transom mounted seats in all of mine and you can fish from back there.  In fact, that is my preferred end of the boat when streamer fishing the right side bank.  although I have been ejected twice!

nice work. 

Permalink Reply by Andreas Bachelez on March 5, 2013 at 11:54am

Thanks Dave! That is really encouraging since everyone here tells me how the New River will not be doable unless I canoe etc. I will work on an aft seat then. I am going to finish the boat and tank test it with scale weights I think. Curious to see how the trim will change. Another interesting comparison will be once I build (hopefully soon) a same scale model of Sandy Pittendrigh's Beavertail. real curious to see the differences in draft and trim.

cheers

A.

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