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Long Lake: At 48 pounds, she is as light for her length as a skin boat. She is a streamlined, stripped down boat with a shallow V-bottom, parabolic shaped hull, and a classic profile. She has medium volume and adequate strength, stability and freeboard for paddling safely in choppy waters. The hull of this 20'-2" boat is built from just
one sheet of 5' x 10' - 4 mm ocoume
plywood; the deck and outfit from two sheets of
3 mm ocoume (4' by 8') (or two reinforced door
skins).
copper wired stitch-and-glue construction. After the bottom planks have been joined together,
DATA:
Frictional and Wave-making Resistance in Pounds
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Her deck is marine adhesive sealed and nailed on after
the inside is finished, including laminated deck beams,
foam bulkheads or other flotation, seats, adjustable
foot braces, varnish or paint. You can customize
hatches, backrests, and seats. Plans give a recommended
arrangement to balance the boat for either one rower or
two paddlers and construction details, including how to
build tight flush hatches that maintain the deck grain
pattern intact. If you are handy with tools, familiar with thin plywood and epoxy, patient, measure twice and cut once, the entire boat can be built and outfitted to paddle in about 120 hours. Materials cost under $400. Rowing units add about 18 pounds and can be bought new or used. Sculls can be built or bought. Full set of plans & guide are only $20 from: SAGE BOATS
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Phone: 1-541-447-4606
email: dave@sageboats.com