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Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability - Modification
By:Geo. Cushing
Date: 10/2/2001, 1:51 pm
In Response To: Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability - Modification (Jim Kozel)

: George 'n Dan -
: Do you think the Mill Creek would be a good candidate for the Hobie Mirage
: pedal drive system?

Jim,
I'm not familiar with the drive system, But as long as the center of gravity of the boat isn't changed drastically it's worth a try. Chris K. calls this his favorite design and he drew it in 13' x 29" 15' x 24" and a tandem 16' x 30". These hulls have low initial stability, my girls use the technical term "tippy", but have very high final stability once heeled enough to put the flair of the hull in the water. This combination is seakindly in that it is not upset by moderate wave action as a beamy canoe would be.

With luan and polyester resin you can do a quick and dirty in about 30 hours and experiment. With 5mm for the bottom and sides and 3mm for the deck, glass sheathing only adds durability and makes covering your mistakes with fire more difficult.
Geo. C.

Messages In This Thread

Launch of a Mill Creek 13 *Pic*
Dan Ruff -- 10/1/2001, 9:15 am
Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability
Geo. Cushing -- 10/1/2001, 12:29 pm
Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability
Dan Ruff -- 10/1/2001, 12:43 pm
Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability
Geo. Cushing -- 10/1/2001, 1:29 pm
Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability - Modification
Jim Kozel -- 10/1/2001, 2:35 pm
Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability - Modification
Geo. Cushing -- 10/2/2001, 1:51 pm
Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability - Modification
Tom Tieman -- 10/1/2001, 5:09 pm
REALLY! Mirage/Guillemot! Got Pics?
Craig Bumgarner -- 10/2/2001, 9:13 am
Mirage/Guillemot Pics *Pic*
Tom Tieman -- 10/2/2001, 6:54 pm
Mirage/Guillemot- How fast ?
Pete Croft -- 10/3/2001, 10:05 pm
Mirage/Guillemot, speeds
Tom Tieman -- 10/4/2001, 9:15 am
Re: Mirage/Guillemot Pics
Jim Kozel -- 10/3/2001, 11:48 am
Re: Mirage/Guillemot Pics
Craig Bumgarner -- 10/3/2001, 8:46 am
Re: Mirage/Guillemot Pics
Tom Tieman -- 10/3/2001, 11:45 am
Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability - Modification
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/1/2001, 5:24 pm
Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability - Modification
Tom Tieman -- 10/2/2001, 8:33 am
Re: Mill Creek 13 Stability - Modification
Jim Kozel -- 10/1/2001, 8:08 pm
Pedal power *Pic*
Dan Ruff -- 10/1/2001, 3:54 pm
Re: Launch of a Mill Creek 13
Dean Trexel -- 10/1/2001, 12:08 pm
Thanks for the tips.
Dan Ruff -- 10/1/2001, 12:49 pm
Re: beamy boat and Greenland paddle
Dean Trexel -- 10/1/2001, 1:43 pm
Re: beamy boat and Greenland paddle
Dan Ruff -- 10/1/2001, 2:07 pm
Re: beamy boat and Greenland paddle
Greg Stamer -- 10/1/2001, 2:57 pm
Re: short boat and long paddle
Dean Trexel -- 10/1/2001, 7:03 pm
Re: short boat and long paddle
Hans Friedel -- 10/2/2001, 6:39 am
Re: Paddling Technique
Jim Kozel -- 10/1/2001, 1:36 pm
John Monfoe style rack - Thanks John! *Pic*
Dan Ruff -- 10/1/2001, 9:22 am
Re: John Monfoe style rack - Thanks John!
John Monfoe -- 10/2/2001, 6:43 am