RMS Some More

What's the diff?

In the hull proper there isn't much difference. In the original version the bow transom was curved at the top and also curved athwartships. Working out the build for this little quirk was difficult and it may be beyond the experience of the typical backyard builder so I made the new transom flat.

In the original design the keel was a flat plate with a the keel  attached to it. This came out of a design I was toying with much earlier. Here is a picture of a model of that design. I have long since lost the actual drawings during several moves but the model remains. You can see in the picture of the bottom the space for the keel piece which is a tapered, curved and beveled 2x12. Again probably not the best design for a backyard builder. It took me quite a while to get the model right.

I am a great believer in models. When I did the design for the WoodenBoat competition I made a half model to make sure the design would come together off the paper.

In the next  picture you can see the keel piece.

The change to the keel, which adds a box to the keel was to get the flow right to the new motor which is electric versus gasoline and we'll delve further into that as we develop the design. I don't think that the box keel will be that difficult to build as long as the build method is ply or plank on frame versus stitch and glue.

My instructor at Westlawn commented that this would be a wet boat because the sides are almost up and down at the bow, he obviously hadn't spent any time looking at Phil Bolgers designs for small boats.