Favorite Peapod design

[Dan Newton]

I'm trying to learn about peapods with the intention of building a wooden one that is more toward the sailing end of the sailing/rowing continuum. Walter Simmons' Matinicus Double-Ender is a beautiful example, and the plylap version would seem to be a good choice for the Susquehanna River.
It sure is fun to study plans, but they're no substitute for personal experience with the boat. Intolerably cranky to one person is just getting fun for the next guy, etc.
Having Chapelle's ASSC here, I gravitated toward his Jonesport model. I even built a 1/8 scale model, the image of which I'm trying in vain to pound into this system. (the image is only 104 kb, still the insert image function will not upload) The unusual thing about that design is the sail area: if my nums are right it would be about 118 sf, which seems pretty high for this type of boat.
Any comments?

[Thorne]

That is a lot of canvas for a sail & oar boat!

Here's how to post photos on this forum:

FIRST - Don't attach photos. Only a tiny version will display.

SECOND - Post the photos on the web. Use your own website or a free image hosting service like www.flickr.com, picasaweb.google.com, picturetrail, photobucket, etc.

THIRD - Once posted on the web, right-click the photo to "Copy Image Location", or drag the photo to another browser window, then copy the image URL (web address) which will end in ".jpg". You can test by pasting the photo URL into the location field (http://* ) of a web browser and see if the photo displays. Remember that this process will not work for photos only located on your computer, or uploaded to members-only Yahoo groups.

(In Flickr - You usually have to first click the photo to bring up the black-framed viewer, then click the "View All Sizes" link near the top right. Then you can get the image URL by right-clicking the image. Alternately you can go to the Actions menu on the upper left, then select "View All Sizes".

FOURTH - DO THIS EVERY TIME TO POST IMAGES IN THREADS:
A. In any "Reply" window you can click the "insert image" icon --> a little yellow square icon with a dot at each corner, a tiny tree in the center.

Depending on browser version and Reply/Edit status, this may bring up a simple window with a field to paste the URL into, or the "Add an Image" window described below.

B. If the window titled "Add an Image" comes up, click the "From URL" tab, paste the URL of the photo in the field, deselect the box for "Retrieve remote file and reference locally", then click the "INSERT IMAGE" button. The Forum software will resize some large images, so look at your post to see the actual displayed images.

YouTube video on how to select the image URL in Firefox, navigate the "Add an Image" tabs and paste the image URL -
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkfB_eDmBRw&feature=player_embedded"

[Dan Newton]

Finally, some thing to see...thanks Thorne.

[Dan Newton]

And here's Chapelle's drawing: