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The Open Boat
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This is a design for a basic hull made from one piece of closed cell foam 1m x 4m x 50mm thick. The trade name is Plastazote and there is a distributor in the USA.
The hull can be used to develop a rowing skiff, canoe, kayak or sailing trimaran.
It is part of a project to develop a boat suitable for promoting water sports in developing countries.
Make a boat and contribute your ideas to the project: www.theopenboat.org
Jim Flood
DESIGN SPECS
| Designer: | Jim Flood |
| Year of Design: | 2013 |
| LOA: | 4m |
| Beam Length: | +/- 50mm |
| Draft Length: | variable |
| LWL: | na |
| Displacement: | variable |
| Materials: | Other |
| Propulsion: | Human |
| Skill Level to Build: | Very low |
| Available as: | Complete Plans |
| Cost: | Free |
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