tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post2449716389031452113..comments2024-03-25T12:56:50.867+00:00Comments on ROWING FOR PLEASURE: Wexford CotChris Partridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-69419155082806152712009-09-15T10:39:00.583+01:002009-09-15T10:39:00.583+01:00There is a book of notes by a cot builder from Wat...There is a book of notes by a cot builder from Waterford called Thomas Cuddihy. It has facsimiles of his notes and plans and details of construction. I don't know if you can still get a copy but details are here<br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boats-Cots-Punts-Wherries-Notebooks/dp/0906630231/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1253006866&sr=1-1-fkmr0Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873601848140329023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-26812617242504999702009-08-10T14:09:21.809+01:002009-08-10T14:09:21.809+01:00Henry Coleman Folkard in "Sailing Boats from ...Henry Coleman Folkard in "Sailing Boats from Around the World" (6th Ed,1906), in the section on gunning punts, mentions a "patent spiral recoil-spring" fitted somehow to the gun mount, for dealing with the recoil problem. He also discusses how to best match gun, charge weight, boat proportions and weight, and crew weight to deal with the problem.<br /><br />Cheers<br />GraemeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com