This is a two part question:
One, has anyone had any experience building the Chesapeake Light Craft Eastport Pram? What was your experience?
Two, has anyone towed a hard dinghy behind a Typhoon? Any particular problems?
Thanks for your information.
John
branchedoakmarina@alltel.net
CLC Eastport Pram
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Jim Snyder
Re: CLC Eastport Pram
John,
In response to your first question, I built an Eastport Pram last spring and early summer. It was slow going, mainly because of the cold weather and the slow curing of the epoxy. The most difficult part of the job, for me, was getting the planks to fit the way they were supposed to. They never did fit perfectly at the transoms, but I was working alone and didn't have the help CLC suggested to force the planks into position. It took me 111.5 hours from start to ready for launch, according to my recorded time estimates. In the process of building it I decided this would be my first and last "stitch and glue" because of the ill fit-up of parts and the mess of the epoxy. However, after it was done I was happy with the results and would do it again. I think it's a great little dinghy, easily rowed alone or with one passenger. I just glued up a "bird's mouth" hollow mast in preparation for sailing it this summer.
As to your second question, I towed it over two hundred miles behind my CD270 with very little drag. I used to tow a 9 foot inflatable which cost about 1 knot in boat speed. I would expect a Typhoon to tow the Eastport Pram easily.
Good luck,
Jim
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jwsnyder@usadatanet.net
In response to your first question, I built an Eastport Pram last spring and early summer. It was slow going, mainly because of the cold weather and the slow curing of the epoxy. The most difficult part of the job, for me, was getting the planks to fit the way they were supposed to. They never did fit perfectly at the transoms, but I was working alone and didn't have the help CLC suggested to force the planks into position. It took me 111.5 hours from start to ready for launch, according to my recorded time estimates. In the process of building it I decided this would be my first and last "stitch and glue" because of the ill fit-up of parts and the mess of the epoxy. However, after it was done I was happy with the results and would do it again. I think it's a great little dinghy, easily rowed alone or with one passenger. I just glued up a "bird's mouth" hollow mast in preparation for sailing it this summer.
As to your second question, I towed it over two hundred miles behind my CD270 with very little drag. I used to tow a 9 foot inflatable which cost about 1 knot in boat speed. I would expect a Typhoon to tow the Eastport Pram easily.
Good luck,
Jim
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John Phillips wrote: This is a two part question:
One, has anyone had any experience building the Chesapeake Light Craft Eastport Pram? What was your experience?
Two, has anyone towed a hard dinghy behind a Typhoon? Any particular problems?
Thanks for your information.
John
jwsnyder@usadatanet.net
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Bob Bernier
Re: CLC Eastport Pram
John;
I have built "Dynamite" Payson's stich-n-glue "Nymph" as a tender for my Ty and find it to be light, easily rowed and, best of all, easily towed. Building the boat was very straight-forward, using WEST epoxy, and was built in a few months in the winter. The plans are given for two widths; normal and thin. I built the normal width, which rows three adults and gear. I imagine that the narrow width would hold two adults and gear and may tow that much easier. Either way, i'm quite happy with the boat.
Good luck.
Bob Bernier
Typhoon, "Belle Therese"
Fairhaven, MA
rbernier@alsic.com
I have built "Dynamite" Payson's stich-n-glue "Nymph" as a tender for my Ty and find it to be light, easily rowed and, best of all, easily towed. Building the boat was very straight-forward, using WEST epoxy, and was built in a few months in the winter. The plans are given for two widths; normal and thin. I built the normal width, which rows three adults and gear. I imagine that the narrow width would hold two adults and gear and may tow that much easier. Either way, i'm quite happy with the boat.
Good luck.
Bob Bernier
Typhoon, "Belle Therese"
Fairhaven, MA
rbernier@alsic.com