Posted by Nigel McC on
URL: https://forum.mymorbic.uk/Notes-on-a-Morbic-Build-in-New-Zealand-tp414p420.html

Yes, I did put the forward hatch off centre ...



and I thought about the extra hatch on frame 3, but then started to worry about the strength ... what think you?

Oars I made for another dinghy, so I might make some to Vivier's specifications. A friend and I managed to source a supply of 30 year old macrocarpa and cedar, so I should have enough to laminate up new oars.

The clamps were made from scrap timber from a design in Small Boats Monthly ... they have proved really useful.
https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/long-reach-clamps/
also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpt6o6wjOAU

I keep meaning to make more, because they are incredibly useful, but don't seem to get round to it.