A piccup is an 11-foot by 4.5-foot pram whose stout hull floats a host of small boat virtues. easily built from five sheets of plywood, it has a good turn of speed for such a short boat, is stable, and maneuvers sharply.. When the first j boat came out, they were a massive success almost instantly. when the first farr production boats came out, they were a big success, almost instantly. when the first windsurfer came out, it sold a few hundred thousand within a few years.. With small boats leeboard water tends to get trapped against the hull of the boat. waves then can get squeezed in the passage between the boat and the leeboards and water can kick up into the air. on most traditional leeboard designs, the windward leeboard is retracted when it isn't needed..
Jangadas are traditional fishing boat on the north coast of brazil, originally simple log rafts. the jangada 488 is a special surf scow, with the choice of a bermudian or a crab claw rig, barn door or lifting rudder, and optional seating wings.. The oz racer rv is an 8ft plywood sailing dinghy that handles and sails very well while being light and easy to build. it has a leeboard to keep the interior of the boat clear for family sailing.. An 18' leeboard cruising knockabout by william atkin; a lovely eighteen foot auxiliary sloop; gretchen is a unique little ship designed for the man who must cruise on shallow water. she is 18 feet over all, 16 feet 6 inches on the water line, 6 feet in breadth, and draws only 1 foot 4 1/2 inches of water fully loaded..
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