CLC Expedition Wherry

[BlueCanoe]

Congrats mark, it's beautiful.

[Rich Jones]

Very nice! Excellent workmanship, as always.

[gypsie]

A thing of beauty, well done.

[Reynard38]

Thanks all. I’m happy with how it turned out

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Was out rowing her yesterday in a 12-15 knot breeze opposing a 1.5 knot current. Handles the chop very well. It does have a very strong tendency to weathercock into the wind though. Rowing downwind was a challenge to stay headed downwind. Upwind a lot better. Thinking an additional skeg might be necessary.

[oldcodger]

It does have a very strong tendency to weathercock into the wind though. Rowing downwind was a challenge to stay headed downwind. Upwind a lot better. Thinking an additional skeg might be necessary.

I am very jealous, had hoped to build one but lacked the energy.

Regarding weathercocking, would it be worth experimenting with adding some lateral area above deck at the bow to see what is needed to balance the boat.
At this stage a piece of ply but as a permanent feature for example a jackstaff with a rigid "flag".

Trying to cure an aerodynamic problem by adding hydrodynamic drag is second best.

Adding a mini rudder might assist, it could give an idea if the additional skeg will work.

[Breakaway]

Beautiful, Mark. Congratulations!


Kevin


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[WI-Tom]

Thanks all. I’m happy with how it turned out

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Was out rowing her yesterday in a 12-15 knot breeze opposing a 1.5 knot current. Handles the chop very well. It does have a very strong tendency to weathercock into the wind though. Rowing downwind was a challenge to stay headed downwind. Upwind a lot better. Thinking an additional skeg might be necessary.

Have you played around with trim? Weight forward will work well to windward, but you need (sometimes quite a bit of) weight aft to hold a course downwind. Might be the simplest fix to have some moveable ballast/water jugs. Otherwise, it'll tend to keep the bow into the wind as you describe.

Tom