Comments on: Instructional Video for Plywood boat and Canoe Building. https://www.storerboatplans.com/boat-building/materials/plywood/instructional-video-for-plywood-boat-building/ Boat plans with excellent instructions - Performance and beauty Fri, 13 May 2022 10:59:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Michael Storer https://www.storerboatplans.com/boat-building/materials/plywood/instructional-video-for-plywood-boat-building/#comment-10297 Fri, 13 May 2022 10:59:25 +0000 https://www.storerboatplans.com/?p=18219#comment-10297 In reply to Tim Smeaton.

Hi Tim,

The quick canoe electric was drawn up to maximise the volume and stability of the boat to the limits of the plywood sheet size. It will never be a really good paddler – not so ergonomic for paddling and will catch the wind too much for most human powered canoes. Carrying paddles on the Quick CAnoe Electric is important but it will not be the main means of propulsion.

I think you are looking at two different canoes. One for now and one for much later when the auxiliary power starts making sense.

It would be possible to put a small transom on the paddling canoe (minimum width at the waterline and just wide enough to mount a trolling motor at the top), but I think there would be drawbacks for the stability.

Best Regards
Michael

]]> By: Tim Smeaton https://www.storerboatplans.com/boat-building/materials/plywood/instructional-video-for-plywood-boat-building/#comment-10295 Tue, 10 May 2022 03:40:53 +0000 https://www.storerboatplans.com/?p=18219#comment-10295 Hi Michael
I am looking at building a quick canoe here in South Australia, and wonder if a modification of the electric version, with a narrower transom would work to give a better paddling canoe, but with the option of a transom mounted trolling motor later since I am not getting any younger! Any suggestions before I start?
The video making the red quick canoe is excellent.

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