tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post5334218754518586747..comments2024-01-28T08:18:25.029+00:00Comments on ROWING FOR PLEASURE: Plans for a racing shell in wood?Chris Partridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-40995074923828848882017-06-25T18:28:32.737+01:002017-06-25T18:28:32.737+01:00Wow, I would love to hear more about how you guys ...Wow, I would love to hear more about how you guys transferred the Kaschper/Empacher design to wood! I'm in the same "boat" as you all: I'm a recreational sculler and would love to build and row a wood boat of real racing dimensions. The Kingfisher and Oxford Shell are great, but wider than a true racing single. I'd love to hear more about how your Kaschper and Empacher designs worked out.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399488498913923186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-59443149046028833782010-03-18T07:07:30.939+00:002010-03-18T07:07:30.939+00:00I took the KingFisher structure & dimentions a...I took the KingFisher structure & dimentions and fitted the Kaschper curves onto the KF moulds. Used some 1.5mm mahogany bending ply and covered with thin fibreglass for stiffening. She's almost done and looking not too shabby...JohanRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-34547257816595074822010-01-30T19:39:35.340+00:002010-01-30T19:39:35.340+00:00I'm well into building a racing singles,that i...I'm well into building a racing singles,that is sectional.so it can be taken apart and stored easier. I took the lines from Darryl Sticklers Rowable Classics. In the appendix JAKOB KASCHPER gives the lines from a 1954 Empacher single. I simply copied them on photo copier,enlarged them and cut out and transferred them to my plywood molds. i'm stripping the hull with Spanish Cedar,covering with 2 oz. fiberglass and some carbon fiber on inside. The plywood forms must be cut in three pieces so you can remove the hull! Charles N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-85176272405347863522009-06-23T16:33:11.822+01:002009-06-23T16:33:11.822+01:00WoodenBoat.com has a "KingFisher" design...WoodenBoat.com has a "KingFisher" design that is 22'6" and looks like a nice design for a home-built job.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-50989173489886767312009-03-29T00:40:00.000+00:002009-03-29T00:40:00.000+00:00Duncan I am in a similar situation in that I would...Duncan <BR/><BR/>I am in a similar situation in that I would like to build something out ofd wood from scratch. I have found it difficult to get information as well so I have started designing my own shell. What have you managed to find, have you started anything?<BR/><BR/>Kev.<BR/><BR/>Melbourne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com