Posted by Dan on October 14, 2003 at 07:26:33:
In Reply to: Re: Stretched CABIN SKIFF? posted by Graham Knight on October 14, 2003 at 01:46:53:
Simply enlarging the current plans introduces some complications. For example the bottom hull panels are designed to fit nicely on a 4x8 sheet of plywood. Increasing length is one thing. I am current building the console skiff w/bulwarks (same hull as cabin skiff) and adding a foot or two in length seems achievable. Others have done it. I think that increasing width by simply enlarging the current patterns would require the use of panels wider than 4'. How would one do that in a manner that looks good and allows the panel to bend at the same rate as a single thickness panel? It may be possible, but it seems very complicated to me.
I think that increasing the beam would require the designers to engineer a workable solution.
Dan