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Paddle-Wheeler
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a 7 ½' Paddle Wheel Boat
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Build in STITCH-N-GLUE PLYWOOD
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Characteristics
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Length overall
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7' 8"
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Beam
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4'
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Hull Depth
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15"
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Width with paddlewheels
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5' 3"
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Weight (approx.)
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95 lbs.
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Typical passengers
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1-3
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Hull type: Pram dinghy for Stitch-N-Glue plywood.
Power: Hand cranked side paddle wheels.
Trailer: Designed for SERIES 750/1000 trailer plans.
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COMPLETE PLANS include FULL SIZE PATTERNS for side planking,
paddlewheel disc and pad, paddles, crank, bow, transom and half
section patterns of the bottom planking and building form. Also
included are complete step-by-step Instructions, Bill of
Materials, Laminating and Fastening Schedules.
A while back we did a little paddlewheel boat for kids,
"KE-PAU". The boat was built and we found out a very
important factor. Most of the "kids" were rather
large. No, let's be honest; they were full grown adults,
some more than 200 lbs….and they were having FUN,
BIG FUN. Thus the idea came up for a similar
"Big" kid's paddleboat and
PADDLE-WHEELER was born.
This boat is a modified pram type. It has the deck outline of a
pram but the bottom forward comes to a point. This feature
provides extra room and improves efficiency. The twin
paddlewheels make the craft exceptionally maneuverable. Spinning
in a circle or stopping on the proverbial dime is easy and
quick. The hull moves easily through the water with little
effort in turning the paddlewheels. No loud motor noise; just
the chunk chunk of the rotating paddles.
The boat is easy to build with Stitch-N-Glue construction. A
full size pattern is given for the sides and one in half section
for the bottom: no complicated layouts required. Of course many
other full patterns are given, even for the paddlewheels. And
there isn't any special hardware required for these wheels.
A full listing of the parts is given and their sources, even
down to the nuts and bolts. However, most parts are readily
available in neighborhood locales.
The hull requires only two sheets of standard ¼" x
4' x 8' plywood. And a Plywood Layout illustrates how
the parts are laid out on the plywood with virtually no
waste.
Comment: We do not mean to infer that this craft is only for
adult big kids. This is really for kids of most any size and
weight. Even for people who are not kids but would still like to
be one!
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