The boat, now named Ratty, is Lillian Woods's Linnet design. She is very similar to the Bee that I am building, so I was particularly interested in giving Ratty a workout.
The main difference between Linnet and Bee is that Linnet has two chines and a flat bottom, whereas Bee has one chine and a V bottom.
I rowed Ratty down to the Ferryboat and Martin rowed her back.
She certainly slips through the water easily and I found I could easily keep up with the Millie and Lottie. I like the flotation tanks, but the tanks down the side are too close together to allow sleeping on the floor, so I suspect I will leave them out of my Bee. The torsional strength will be beefed up with a few frames that will also support floorboards.
Here is a little video of Martin putting Ratty through her paces:
4 comments:
Hi,
Great site! I'm trying to find an email address to contact you on to ask if you would please consider adding a link to my website. I'd really appreciate if you could email me back.
Thanks and have a great day!
What's your email, Frank? What site?
Christo
Couldn't you slim your side tanks down till your broad, manly shoulders fit between them - for sleeping purposes?
I think it would still make it much stiffer and at least as lighter
Cee Dubbaya
Hi Chris - I have decided to eliminate the side tanks entirely, and put in a couple of frames to support the thwart. The gunwales are very substantial and I don't think the loss of structure will matter very much.
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