Restoring an old timber rowing VIII

[Keith66]

Last year a pair of GRP burgashell coxed fours went on ebay for the princely sum of £29 they were sectional boats.
I had the wild idea of bolting the two bow sections together decking the footwells in then turning it into a flying proa with a large crab claw rig, would have needed a bit of reinforcing but it sure would have been fun. My other half threatened divorce so i didnt bid.
Still fancy doing it though!

[Ed]

Somewhere on YouTube, there is footage of a guy on the Swiss lakes, who took a four and built a sailing canoe on it, with if I remember correctly an asymmetric. Sliding seat to keep it all down flat.

there was talk about it on the IC site a few years ago.

Don't think it was a great success, but agreed it would be a laugh.

eib

[Rupert]

I guess you could do an 8 as a centre hull and single sculls as outriggers as a big trimaran, but I'm not sure what the turning circle would be like?!

[Keith66]

Has to be a flying proa, too much stress on it otherwise, built one years ago, most fun you could have with your clothes on!

[Ed]

Here we go:

some images at least

http://www.intcanoe.org/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1042

eib

[roger]

Question.

How on earth does he come inboard to bag the kite without falling over(the boat that is). Looks great fun though.

[Ed]

Not sure....

....suspect there is a bloody big lump of lead under a fin keel?

Otherwise, as you say....how would it ever stay upright.

eib

[trebor]

perhaps you could fit a car engine with a screw on the propshaft like in Indo-china, that should make it go.