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Date Posted: - Monday - 04/14/08 - 5:24pm
Author: Jared
Author Host/IP: itb.dfg.ca.gov / 205.225.241.126
Subject: Coot
In reply to: Randall, Murre, M31 's message, "How about a Tortiose?" on - Friday - 04/11/08 - 6:58pm

Thanks for the reply. I like the fact that the tortoise fits on deck so well and it seems like it would be fun to build. My main question is the carrying capacity. Do you know how much weight you can put in there and still manage to get around? I feel like I need to be able to haul myself, a passenger, and a couple bags of groceries. From the looks of it, that load might not work in coot.

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[> [> [> Coot can carry -- Randall, - Monday - 04/14/08 - 9:07pm (204-16-158-68-static.ipnetworksinc.net/204.16.158.68)

You'd be surprised at her carrying capacity. She's got very high freeboard for such a tiny yacht and is what you might call full in the bows, so she can take a lot of weight.

I row Jo and I ashore with ease and including our backpacks for the day. A couple bags of groceries and a gallon or two of water more, no problem. As long as it's not too rough. In chop she will spit at you and be a bit tough to row because of her bluntness forward, but she's a work horse.

One nice thing in the design is that the seat is bow to stern, so shifting yourself fore and aft for the sake of balane is easy, and you'll notice in the photos I've installed two oarlock stations: one for when I'm by myself and one further forward for when Jo's aboard.

One drawback is that because she's so short, with two people aboard, having enough room to swing the oar can be an issue, so Jo usually sits on top of the back seat. Looks silly. Works fine.

RR

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