Date: 5/2/2003, 10:24 am
: where is Lapetus and how would you describe it's handling?
Iapetus Boatworks is in Maine. One guy, a geologist, who builds greenland style boats on his spare time.
The builder is 170lbs and 5'10" but he bit built with some downsizing to also fit his wife who is smaller. Clearly he paddled it more. The Murre was trimmed for him. When I got it, it weathercocked noticeably in winds over 10 knots. The boat has a Happy Bottom seat. I kept paddling in conditions and moving the seat back until I have the boat trimmed neutral up to 15 knots and over. It also has a skeg but I prefer not to use it much.
The Murre has probably a 2" rocker max. She's a straight tracker boat for point A to point B trips. Obviously putting her on a chine allows her to turn better. But still not as well as my Montauk on edge. But, the Montuak is 16' compare to 17.5 OAL and has more rocker.
Up to the point of building my SOF, the Murre was my "lowest" volume boat. Even so, at 140lbs, I can probably fit a week's gear (backpacking approach) in her hatches. The fact that I have almost 4" of freeboard means she has more than enough volume to carry me and the gear.
I think for a low volume S&G, unless someone comes up with something really lower volume, I am still thinking that I would have to build an SOF I really like and transferring the lines to a S&G construction.
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Patsy -- 5/1/2003, 7:57 am- Re: S&G: Small volume Cirrus to become available
David Hanson -- 5/5/2003, 11:28 am- Fantastic! Can't wait for the kit to come out.
Ken M. -- 5/1/2003, 5:41 pm- RE: Yeah!
Paul J -- 5/1/2003, 11:35 am- My sentiments exactly! *NM*
Patsy -- 5/1/2003, 11:38 am
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Hank Andolsek -- 5/6/2003, 12:35 pm- Re: S&G: Small volume Cirrus to become available
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- Fantastic! Can't wait for the kit to come out.
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