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I would not create a gap in the structure because that will allow for additional flexing of structural components between themselves.

-if a structure never starts to fail, it will never fail-
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Gentlemen:

Here is a link to pictures of my skiff. I have logged over 75,000nm and over 700 nights out of Long Beach. Last trip was two nights at san nicolas Island--my 158th trip and 261st night...

If you get the design right, flatbottoms work exceptiionally well in seas. Speaking strictly for myself, there is no way i could run these seas in a V bottom.


What i did was to make the widest...

Hello skaraborgcraft

I actually drew plans, but didn't need to refer to them during construction. I knew what shape i wanted and went from there. I used one dimension to determine another, for...

Thank you for the kind words gentlemen~

The skiff is a classic dory style, but the construction is non traditional for wooden boat builders. I have spent 30 years in the aerospace industry so i...

I just happened to be looking at this site and i came across the pictures of my skiff. June 1st I will celebrate 20 years on the water with that incredibe hull. I have logged over 75,000nm of open...

how on earth could anyone be proud of killing such a beautiful animal

The ultimate human struggle will always be between those who can live without an enemy and those who can't...

Brad

this is exactly what dave berry must have been talking about.

http://www.flixxy.com/dog-surprises-officer.htm

gotta love dogs!

since this thread hasn't moved in a couple of days, mebby it's time for it to drift a little-

Why would you want to put the engine inside the boat??

Seriously, i need to know. I can't make...

It'll never matter whether the bow is curved or straight. Forgive me for making such a brazen statement, but i have perhaps the most prolific and seaworthy dory ever built. I have logged over...

This is cool~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc4N5PLIVfU

Brad

I've logged over 70,000nm of open seas in this dory. I designed and built her back in '91.

Here is a link to some pictures. There is a link on that page showing pictures of how it was built.

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Two of my own quotes:

"My personal life is far too rewarding to piss it away on a career"

"there is nothing like the feeling of utter security on a tumultuous sea..."

Brad

(loves the sea)

Back in '91 i designed and built a 19ft, wooden flatbottom skiff and i have logged over 50,000nm of open ocean travel in that skiff since then.

One of the most important properties of my design is...

After 14 years, and 50,000nm on the waters off Southern California, it was time to put a fresh coat of paint on the bottom of the good skiff!

since i never wash the outside of the skiff, the...

If strange is, as strange runs the seas...?

then i'm a strange one too~

brad

(loves the sea)

In a small skiff like yours, a properly set up tiller is much safer than a helm control in the worst of conditions. It allows for articulate throttle adjustment as well as instant lock to lock...

It all starts with the tone of voice.

If couples were to make a pact with eachother that they will never speak with an unkind tone of voice to one another, the incidence of separation would be...

There are some older pictures of the interior on the web site, plus some stories on the 'recent trip' page.

enjoy~

Brad

(loveofsea.com)

i designed and built the good skiff back in '91 and since then i have spent some 600 nights on the water and have logged over 50,000nm of open ocean travel here in Southern California. Next spring...

That was nothing but gamesmanship, none of our aircraft were ever hit.

I agree with Ian, this war has absolutely nothing to do with terrorism. saddam had not made an offensive gesture to anyone since 92'. His military was completely neutered prior to the invasion. From...

The odds of winning are practically the same whether you buy a ticket or not!

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Thank you for the kind words. I've put over 40,000nm on the good skiff since that morning and i have only been in bad weather on one other occasion. That was a surprise rain storm that kept me at the...

Late fall in 91, I anchored off the quarry at the East end of Catalina for the night. This is a tricky anchorage because you have to set up right on a small plateau situated on a steep slope.

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I built my skiff 12 years ago without plans and after 50,000 miles of open seas, it is just as sound as the day i launched her.

The first thing i did was to make a sketch, then a cardboard model....

Hello Phil, That is a Mola Mola. i was on the way to San Nicolas from an incredible night on the bank. I saw that one under floating kelp. It was a beautiful day and i was watching a HUGE mola thru...

i have a 19ft flatbottom skiff that i designed and built back in 91'. Since then i have traveled the best of 50,000 miles of open seas off the Southern California coast.

i used to fish, but now i...

Here is part of an old ferro-cement ship that went down in the 70's. It is on a submerged mountain top some 100 miles off the California coast. It is a favorite destination for the good skiff.

As...

My favorite subject!

If you scroll way down this page, you will see another discussion on flatbottoms. I applogize if i sound presumptious, but the truth is i have traveled over 70,000 miles of...

Incredible sculptures Sam! Bold, rugged, definitive, they really make you want to go out and build something!

About your skiff, i would recommend that you keep the same width to length ratio as...

Here is a link to a gallery on the web

http://www.scisland.org/Photo-Gallery.dir/Photo-Gallery.php?page=99&path=/Photo-Gallery.dir/Wildlife.dir/New-Underwater-Photos-by-Brad!.dir

That site is...

Hello Jim, have another one on me and i'll do the same!

I don't really know anything about other flatbottms except the few that i have actually seen. I've heard a lot of the negetive stuff about...

Hello G Schollmeier

The skiff is fairly heavy, 1/2" sides and 3/4" bottom with lots of mohogany, etc. With the 100hp, i cruise at 22-23kts @ 4,300 RPM fully laden. Here is a link to a picture that...

(we have a little wind offshore this morning so i'm waiting for the lull before i make the run)

I didn't specify that the rocker in was not a radius. It is a straight line from 2/3 forward of the...

Olddboat, so glad to hear your affirmation of this much maligned hull configuration!

I refer to my boat as the 'good skiff' and she has been very good to me over the years. I have worked in...

Ten years ago, i designed and built a 19ft wooden flatbottom skiff powered with a (100hp outboard) tiller. After all of those years, i can't imagine running the seas in a 'V' bottom.

Here in...