Recent content by Western_Norway69

Yes, these are great boats, I am trying to shrink and lighten the 26 footer and flatten 1/3 of the bottom from the aft. Then it should plane with less effort and if it get`s rough I can slow down and use it`s magnificent bow and sterdiness through seas. That said, it must have been guite an...

Yes, but as far as i can see until now, there is a few with planing hulls, like AK-Freighter looks rock solid but a low freeboard, Scott Makobe look ok but brittle and low freeboard. There is a thread here with a 20` designed by Tim Mar-someting italian name. He was doing 19 km/hr on a 6 hp...

Yes i`ve seen the pangas with a shallow wee, maybe I`ll try to desing a canoe looking panga with a sailrig :)

Cant find anything only nor-west

Yes I like the Makabo 16 ft, maybe i can by drawings from them, 8 inches higher freeboard can be done

Thank`s I know about them but it`s gonna cost a fortune to import to Norway they look solid but not very efficient on the hp/speed ratio

What a piece of art :) Beautiful lines as we say in Norway "she`s a jewlery on the water" 19 km/hr on a 6 hp is very efficient Do you think the hull could take a 20 hp with modifications? I`m looking for designs to give me cruising speed at 45 km/hr but also able to handle choppy waves to 5 ft...

Greetings from western Norway I`m researching for a freighter canoe to be used in the fjords and up rivers here There is something about the lines on the freighter`s that is just good to the eye and in general if it`s been around for a while it`s normally well functionable The objectives are set...