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Vivier's new Gazec 12 skiff
Francois Vivier has a new simple little crab skiff inspired by those he found in the Morbihan, for home building in just 3 days. Looks quick, cheap and useful.
No jig, just tabs and slots:-
http://blog.vivierboats.com/2012/06/...-be-built.html
Photo gallery:-
http://www.francois.vivier.info/albu...0%20tracer.JPG
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Last edited by keyhavenpotterer; 08-06-2012 at 07:31 AM.
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Re: Vivier's new Gazec 12 skiff
Hell of a paint job. I wonder what the boat looks like <G>
David G
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Re: Vivier's new Gazec 12 skiff
Interesting (the tab and slot technique). First time I've seen it.
From the rowing picture, it looks like the bow/stem would settle right down to the water and the stern would just pop up and out when the outboard is removed. Perfect balance/trim by the designer, right?
Old Grey Inquisitive One
Re: Vivier's new Gazec 12 skiff
That reads like irony, two nations seperated by a common language, right?Originally Posted by Gopez
There used to be a load of these built of lumber in that part of France, under the generic name "plate", which might just mean flat bottom straight sided boat.
It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat.
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You like the colour? How about a matching car.
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Must be CNC cut kits, eh? I don't think that a scratch builder would want go to all the extra effort to cut out those tusk-tenon joints, but for CNC it's ingenious!
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Re: Vivier's new Gazec 12 skiff
I am green with envy! ( someone was bound to say it, so now its out of the way)
I don't think that a scratch builder would want go to all the extra effort to cut out those tusk-tenon joints, but for CNC it's ingenious!
I agree, James
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Where's Kermit?
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