Drift Pram?

Thinking of staring a new boat.  This time a lo-side Drift Pram.  My requirements are- 1 rower, 1 angler, simple interior, no more than 48" wide bottom, flat on both ends for surface area and interior space.  I'm thinking of using the "light board and batten boat" form Rogers book as a starting point.  or a rapid robert as a staring point, but whacking down the side height and pointed end.

Will be used on still water and slow moving small rivers. 

I got the idea for this after rowing a (gulp) Hyde Rock mountain skiff.  As far as glass boats go, this boat was a very nice, roomy, easy to row and easy in the wind boat.  But, I want one in wood!

anyone build anything like this?  Similar tot he freestone skiff that Jason makes, but not S&G.

Dave


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Permalink Reply by Randy Dersham on August 30, 2010 at 10:53am
Thanks for the correction Roger. I always seem to get the first initial right and then the rest of the name wrong.

I love that photo and that boat. Lots of fun.

Also Roger is right about us matching his boat closer than Harry's. Harry's plans call for the frames to fan. Roger's boat had more traditional straight frames. We took Rogers approach and then added a traditional pram treatment to the wide end just for looks and we turned the handles into more old school cut outs.
Permalink Reply by Troy Nicolls on September 29, 2010 at 9:23pm
I'm interested in this same concept as well, but can't seem to find inexpensive plans for such a project. I have Fletchers book and have built a Trapper. Never used it, but gave it to my son and D-in law. So I don't really know how it handles. But as I stare at it in my driveway in disbelief (that I actually gave it away) while they are on their honeymoon, I'm wondering about a few things...
What if you kept the bottom contour of the trapper, squared off the pointed end at frame #1 to make the bottom less than 8 feet, reduced the side height at the big end from 27 to 22 inches, leave the side height at small end at 18", and eleminate frames 2,4 and 6? This would only leave 3 frames in the middle of the boat and one at each end. If this were to work out, it would reduce the total number of frames by 4, shorten the boat overall length by about 1 foot, eleminate the need for a floor by allowing the oarsman to stand between the 29" space between frames 3 and 5, eleminate the scarf joint on the bottom entirely, reduce time required for the build and probably reduce the overall weight by 10% or more.

Guys, please tell me all the reasons this is a poor idea. If I start another boat before I start an entertainment center for my wife, I will be in BIG trouble.
Permalink Reply by Tom Anderson on March 7, 2013 at 5:46am

I think I just had a light go on while reading through this (and other) posts again.

The boat Roger Fletcher was referring to on pages 44 and 48 is the original 'Tubby'.  Then Randy Dersham and son re-created it (pictures in this post) with a few modifications.

Dave Z's drifter pram (plans offered through Roger's website) is similar, but with less rocker and lower sides?

Have any plans ever been drawn up and offered for the lines closest to the original Tubby?

Please someone correct/guide me if I'm off here.

Thanks much.

Permalink Reply by Randy Dersham on March 7, 2013 at 12:13pm

As mentioned by Roger, Harry Lagerstedt has plans that he is willing to share.

I suggest that you send Roger a note.

Permalink Reply by Tom Anderson on March 7, 2013 at 4:05pm

Thank you Randy.  I hadn't understood that Harry's plans were still available.  Appreciate it.

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