This one’s been a long time coming. Building the tried and true and well known and what you’ve already done ten times before is one thing. But a new design this radically different takes time. At each one of a thousand steps you have to stop, scratch your head and figure out what comes next.
Ok. It’s not a fly. It’s a decked one-man white water rowing dory. That should be good to fish out of too. This is off topic. Way off topic. But I thought you might like seeing it here anyway. This little boat is light as a feather. It’s all ultra-lightweight honeycomb core and hand layed fiberglass. I haven’t weighed it yet (can’t seem to find my 500lb scale). But (without anchor and oarlocks) it should be about 100lbs. Maybe less.
That’s about thirty pounds heavier than a small pontoon boat. But this is a big boat, with man-sized oars. Should row circles around a pontoon.
Sunday I’ll find out. Fits (sort of sideways and tilted) in the back of a pickup too. So the trailer won’t be necessary. I made it this big so I can put a 90cc dirt bike behind me. So I don’t have to decide in advance where I want to take out. I’ve got a whole retirement planned around this little hot rod.
This boat needs a name. Water Boatman? Curlew? What?
you should call it “White Cap” (just looks like it would fit)
after you get is out on the water, take a couple of pictures, im curious to see where the water line is going to fall… im gonna say 2-3 inches below the side, 4-6 inches back from the oars… if im right, you may want to, “float light,” if u catch my drift…lol, no pun intended lol (not bashing the design, i actually kinda like it :D)
It was either “The Happy Hooker” or “Just A Local Hooker” LOL - I like them both…
It is a shame you do not live closer because I have a Hobie Cat 75 that I would make you a great deal on. No pump needed. I have not used it in over 3 years since purchasing my NuCanoe and now have a NuCanoe Frontier 12 that I love.
Many people talk of retiring to a rocking chair, I think Sandy just designed his rocking chair a little different than most of the others. How about “Sandy’s Rocker” or “Off my Rocker.”
I have a fly I call Halford’s Ghost (a miniature diving wiggling fly rod Rapala) because Halford would roll over in his grave if he ever got sight of it. He–as the undisputed heavy weight champion snooty purist of all time–is my natural born spiritual adversary. I’ll have to think about that one. Halford’s…comeupance?
Someone above asked: “tell us how it performs.” I posted the following on Google+ a few minutes ago:
I rowed it today. Man. What a boat. I’ve got four other (bigger) models developed over the past 30 years: Sharptail, Buffalo Boat, Beavertail and Honky Dory. All are well received and well respected in the drift boat community. But this is the hottest little water skipper out there. Have you ever rowed a little one-man pontoon boat? They’re handy but dog slow and toilet paper scary in big water. This thing rows double circles around a pontoon. Bigger oars. Wider bottom. Ten times more flotation. Holds spins and moves where ever you want it. I need to stop talking. But I haven’t been this reved up in years. This a hot rod little boat.
