Hello Todd, 6mm will be just fine for the hull panels in the RowCruiser. In fact, we made our original prototype from 6mm and used to spec that rather than the current 4mm. As you say,...
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Plywood and CNC cutsposted in Builders Forum
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Sliding Seat Frame - Footplate Dimensions?posted in Builders Forum
Hello Loren - The footplate is 13" long by 12.25 wide. Let me know if you have any other questions regarrding the dimensions.
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Delivery cost.posted in Purchasing Questions
Hello Dennis - The boats are shipped by UPS and the cost of the Oxford Wherry kit to your location is $116. The Expedition is $159. You certainly can pick them up at location, but the c...
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RowCruiser in Utahposted in Builders Forum
Nice - exciting times ahead. I look forward to following your progress.
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Coating panels before assemblyposted in Builders Forum
Hi David - both methods have their pros and cons. Coating beforehand allows you to reach areas that might otherwise be harder to reach or inaccessible when the boat has been assembled. ...
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Judging sources of plywoodposted in Sourcing Materials
This wood seems pretty decent. It sounds like it is manufactured in France and has the British Standard 1088 certification, which is what we're looking for. Much of the good plywood com...
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Changing sailing row cruiser plans/design to suit an existing sailing rigposted in Builders Forum
Overall, I don't think it would be too much sail area. The standard configuration using the Bic Open sails is a relatively modest total sail area, so having 32% more should be manageable.&nbs...
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Forum with notificationsposted in Requests for New Products
Hi Colin - Thanks for your feedback on the forum, and I'm sorry to hear you're unhappy with the activity level. As you can imagine, we do try to make it engaging and a useful service to our c...
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Height of riggerposted in Boat and Product Questions
Hello Dennis - This is called the swivel height - the distance from lower part of the oarlock to the seat. Here it is is in detail (taken from ou rowing geometry page): Swivel Height: The s...
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Dagger board placement?posted in Builders Forum
Hi Thomas, Apologies for the delayed reply - I only just saw this message. If you're not using a mizzen, it would actually be forward that the daggerboard would need to be moved. Or the...
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Cambridge Racer - Fiberglass on Deck?posted in Builders Forum
I'm glad to hear you're having fun with it. Don't hesitate to fire through any questions you may have.
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Cambridge Racer - Fiberglass on Deck?posted in Builders Forum
Hello Matt - The decks don't require fiberglass, just the hull itself. If you glass the hull after the decks are in place, there will be glass covering and sealing the edges of the decks.&nbs...
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Wind performance. Rudders and bow boards for RowCruiser?posted in Builders Forum
Hello Kellan - If you plan on rowing in windy conditions, it's very wise to consider your options at this stage. Of all our boats, the RowCruiser is the most vulnerable to winds, due to the e...
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Early planning for going around Vancouver Island Colin Angus styleposted in General Discussion
Hello Roberto - Well, that's a mission that's dear to my heart. The journey I did around Vancouver Island was one of my rowing highlights - such a beauitiful and rugged coastline to explore.&...
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Variantsposted in Requests for New Products
That sounds like a fantastic idea, and I'll try to come up with a few tweaks and customizations I've seen that seem to work well. There's been a lot of creative mods that cusomters have made ...
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Sliding riggerposted in General Discussion
Hello Thomas - Yes we did do some development with a prototype sliding rigger system, but those efforts have been put on hold for a bit. Overall, the beneifits of slidng rigger systems are gr...
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Oxford Wherry sliding seat rigging setupposted in General Discussion
Hi Hank, Okay, that makes sense. There is a subtle difference between rowing a shell and a larger recreational sliding seat boat, and what you've experienced is the main one. Having hi...
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Oxford Wherry sliding seat rigging setupposted in General Discussion
Hello Hank, It's very hard to say if anything is wrong from your description. The fact of the matter is most people starting out with sliding seat rowing find it awkward and challenging - es...
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oxford wherry bow filletposted in Builders Forum
@constance radke It sounds like your bow fillet will be just fine. From a structural standpoint, the bow fillet doesn't need to have much more epoxy than the frame/bulkhead fillets. We ...
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