As a kid I did a great deal of boat building, generally scale models that were unable to cruise, although I did actual develop a couple of boats that were, basically, efficient in cruising. I even once build a 10 feet boat, or shall I say raft.
I accomplished this with a few friends and we had great enjoyable sailing it on the regional river. It was not really water evidence and while a single person was rowing, the others had to make certain that they removed the water quicker then it was entering our boat.
Then unfortunately one day we stopped working.
I was rowing at the time, and we remained in the middle of the river when it was clear we were sinking. I stopped rowing to help with the hosing, but this only slowed down the procedure of sinking, it did not stop it. I began to row again in on effort to reach dry land before we sank, hence avoiding having to swim to safety.
And think what: We made it! Prior to the boat really began to sink we handled to jump ashore. Here we saw as our pride and joy gradually sank to the bottom of the river.
It was then that we realised we were at the wrong side of the river and this left us with an issue. We either had to walk to the nearest bridge, 10 kilometers upriver, so that would have been a 20 kilometer walk, or swim to the opposite.
We picked swimming. We did not see anyone around, so we quickly undressed, and with one hand holding our clothes above the water, we managed to get back to our own side of the river.
Just as we were struggling to get out of the water a group of women from our own school were passing by, and I can inform you we were not pleased!
This all happened a very long time ago and a couple of times in my live I have had plans of building a boat again. I have actually invested a great amount of time taking a look at boat building strategies, but with boats size does matter.
I usually took a look at boats in between 30 and 40 feet, however the sheer volume of work involved has actually always stopped me from going ahead with my boat building strategies.
Now I have chosen to begin little. I am going to build a 16 feet Grand Banks dory, which I want to fit with a small outboard engine.
I boughtl the boat building plans, I got the working area, and by the time you read this post I might be finished already.
Later, who understands, I may develop a 40 feet cabin cruiser, and tow my Grand Banks dory behind me. Then, if my cabin cruises sinks, I can constantly row to safety in my Grand Banks dory, dry and with my clothes on.
I was rowing at the time, and we were in the middle of the river when it was clear we were sinking. I began to row once again in on effort to reach dry land before we sank, hence preventing having to swim to safety.
Simply prior to the boat actually started to sink we handled to leap ashore. Here we viewed as our pride and happiness slowly sank to the bottom of the river.