
The ROBIN is a design requested
by a client who had already built one of our Wren stitch and
tape ply canoes and who wanted a similar craft in strip planked
construction with a sweet round bilge shape. The basic parameters
for this design are similar to those of the Wren but we have
taken the opportunity to introduce some tumblehome into the
sectional shape making her wider at the waterline beam than
at the gunwale edge. This makes her very stable and easy to
paddle. We have also fined down the ends a little so that
she tracks well.
Construction is of 6mm material
which would be sheathed inside and out in glass cloth and
epoxy resin. This gives a lightweight hull shell which is
also able to take impact. There is no need to loft the boat
as all the mould shapes are computer generated and faired.
Length 15’10’’
(4.8m); Max. Beam 34’’ (0.85m); Beam at gunwale
33" (0.84m); Hull depth amidships 13’’ (0.33m);
Weight approx. 47 lbs (21kg).
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