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Wow Chris glad you are on the mend. A similar situation happened to two co-workers, 30 and 5 years ago, and my Mom 3 years ago. All are doing just fine now, bypass is a big surgery but very...

I copied the Gig Harbor slide seat for my Walkabout, if you have side seats it is a great system that lifts out easily and does not require a structure fitted into the boat as other slide seats do....

If you are planning for trips in the Delta most of the ground there is mud. Thick, sticky, smelly, mud. Stowing the anchor in the boat while allowing for drainage and at the same time keeping the...

The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free:
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea.

No you cannot, but I do not want to. My wife would be the shooter if someone did those next door, I think ;-)
Some relatives are more like you, on a big farm in rural OR. They live in some fear of...

We live in a house like that, in a gated community on a golf course at the edge of town. It was my wife’s choice, definitely not mine, but after 20 years I find there are a lot of things I like...

OK. Not to get all pedantic, but in imperial measurements lb is confusingly used as mass (lbm) or force (lbf). In my physics education the metric system was much more consistent, kg was always mass...

Flo-mo, can you please clarify resistance in kg? That is a mass unit, not force. Does it mean in gravity, as the force to lift the mass?

Those curves are interesting in that there is no difference for any of the boats in the 3 to 4 kt range where everyone rows. My LFH 17 and my much bigger Walkabout both row at about the same speed,...

2X the normal snowpack down to 2000 feet. Thursday's storm is going to be one of those pineapple express warmer ones, rain going up to 7000 feet. Probably going to be some flooding.

My hub motor is 3 phase BLDC. I think most are the same since my controller can be programmed to run almost any motor.

Ah, that makes sense. The motor for my e-bike was the least expensive part, battery was by far the most.

Out of pure curiosity I looked up the Electric Yacht and Grin equivalent power direct drive motors to see how they compare. A 5 kW QuietTorque lists for $5295 and weighs 40 lb:...

Grin Technologies in Canada is an e-bike motor company but they have developed an electric inboard for sailboats. Maybe not easy to import to UK, but worth a look at how they did it. Several useful...

It's geared and has a freewheel clutch, a Shengyi SX1: https://ebikes.ca/product-info/grin-kits/shengyi-sx-geared-hubs.html
The direct drive motors are all pretty big.

Finally got all the parts and finished putting together the new mixte frame e-bike.

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The Alfine 8 speed IGH shifts with no...

Mostly yes, but there is a lot to be said for solo cruising during the day and meeting up in the evening at a funky marina, often run by a local family, with showers, a restaurant, and a bar to...

The little cuddy looks like the best plan, some shelter is always there and it supports a tent when you want more.
For the tiny cabin boats like the Row Cruiser, would condensation not be a problem...

Not to plan, I just used the idea. My coaming is not to plan, and Johns tent was not designed to fold.

I usually leave an open flap on one side, but have closed it up completely for three reasons: bugs, raccoons and rain. There are places like Tomales Bay where the raccoons swarm our boats at night...

The Marsh Duck, and the Row Cruiser, are boats I might well have chosen if they were available when I was deciding on a boat long ago. The dedicated cabins of these designs seem like a good idea for...

How about David Attenborough's rowboat from Green Planet? At 95, apparently he insisted in rowing himself across the lake.


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I'll see your overbuilt bow eye and raise you one honking stainless U-bolt going through G10 lined holes with a G10 strip and stainless backing plate....

A sailboat using oars as backup for when the wind dies makes sense, the Sail-n-oar type. I have not taken to using a sail on a rowboat, though, despite several attempts at downwind rigs. I have tried...

There are a lot more designs available since I built Walkabout (13 years ago!), sometimes I think it would be nice to have something either lighter and faster or bigger and able to camp 2. If I lost...

I thought about something like a sealed or gasketed hole, but just went with a standard deck pipe fitting. Advantages are easy to put in, keeps out rain and spray, and big enough opening to easily...

Looks lovely Clint. I still have the Raceboat plans and that would be my choice for the mission. Slide seat is the only way I personally can maintain day long rows, my legs are stronger than my...

Wheee, a new Ninigret! Since you have thrown it out to the peanut gallery, and since I have thought a bit about this design, and since the Salish Sea actually has a lot of very nice days, I have to...

Following along here, everyone building Alaska does such nice work to benefit the design.

I made one of those slat with webbing sleeping supports for my Walkabout, to roll out between the side...

I have one and I like it too! It is much lower power, only 250 W, but very efficient with a high aspect prop and no immersed motor nacelle.

FWIW, all the electric outboard makers rate in HP equivalent not electrical power consumed. The claim is that around 1 kW electric has similar thrust to 3 HP ICE.
Electric motors are simpler and...

Just a comment on the wheels - my skate bearings are still fine after 13 years saltwater use (and a few dunkings), BUT they were re-packed initially with marine bearing grease injected by syringe. I...

I have a rowboat and a rowing machine, but have not tried swapping the rigs yet! My CII rower has a heavy metal I-beam type rail, it seems too heavy to put in a nice Whitehall. What type rowing...

I was going to say that the springs on the 1000 lb rated Carnai may turn out stiffer than you like and that a Trailex would be a better fit and cheaper, but I just checked the Trailex prices and they...

The South End Rowing Club is right inside the maritime park, just to the left after entering. They maintain a fleet of wooden whitehalls, plus a few bigger wooden rowboats. You need to be a member...

Tad posts to Facebook almost daily. I contacted him by the mail link a few years ago, it was a long wait for his eventual response. I think he is just very busy.

Thanks Rob. Looks like there are about a million rotor choices now, just got to pick something.

I agree the "sealed" bearings are not so sealed, but you can pop one out and replace it worst case. For the BB most are sealed now, I think. Riv sells a retro one ball and cone, could go with that. I...

A box of parts from Velo Orange arrived today, so I got the fork installed. The sealed bearing headset from VO has split bearing rings, making it much easier to install without the proper tools. I...

I remember bending steel tubing in high school shop, making go-karts and minibikes. We packed with sand and heated with a torch.

For wooden boat biminis and tents I make the supports from...

Should work great on a LHT. The most expensive part of the system would be a battery, I had one already for mine.

The best part of the new Zampa is the bike lane, which connects (after the...

On the way home the Diablo winds picked up, hot and in my face. It went from close to freezing in the morning to almost 70 F on the way home. I took the long way to avoid the washouts, and cranked up...

I took the e-Fitz with front hub motor for my 34 mile commute today. On a low wind day, the mid-drive would use up about 3/4 of the 840 Wh battery and take around 2 hours. The e-Fitz did 2 hours...

Gosh, very inexpensive. Have to consider these, thanks.

Have you any recommendations for cable discs Rob? I am thinking of using the Growtac ones Velo Orange now carries. Waiting for one of their sales.

Yeah, if I do it right the e-stuff should be pretty well hidden and I can fly past the carbon bikes on my girls bike. Should be fun....

I gave up on the DI2, too much I do not know but mainly...

I keep hearing about people using Alfine 8 hubs on mid-drive mountain bikes and getting away with it. The torque of a motor would still be less than a big guy standing on the pedals, if you spin...

Yes, the Soma is getting the hub motor so the rando can go back to just my power :d. It is the disc version, something Grant just won't touch for good reasons but it will work on this commuter.

Looking into the Shimano Alfine 8 IGH hub with DI2 electronic shifting I see some good reviews and videos. I also found the hubs in stock at several US distributors at around $200, not bad compared...

Ha. So has anyone ever been ticketed for using a light board? So far no issues on mine traveling through 3 states for a decade. I can imagine some trooper could make an issue of it if you were pulled...