Check out this lovely student built solo canoe! Karl is 6’0” 225 lbs and decides to go 31” wide and 14’8” long. With tumblehome it’s 29” wide at the gunwales.
Normally I would advise a bit more length to float that weight, but Karl took an interesting approach to adding a progressive measurement to the ribs in the center of the boat, flattening the bottom even further, which theoretically should increase the stability.
Officially this is an “experimental” feature in our plan set, but for students with an appetite for risk this provides just one more way to tweak the shaping and performance beyond the shapes we have already tested.
Right now the water is frozen where Karl lives but as soon as he can get out on the water, I’ll make sure to report back on how this approach worked out for him.
I love the charcoal color he chose for the coating, and the fact that he had to cut a hole in the wall of his shop to get the boat out! Really nice work on this build.
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