Hi all, yes the timber boats can be built the same as the Faye shape and it has been done. A timber hull was made by Russell Denhlom and Larry Faye used this hull as the plug to make the mould.
As for a timber boat not being as fast as a glass one, I don't agree. If you have a look at the results over the pass ten years a number of timber boat won over glass, Kevlar and Carbon boats.
Three years ago the Vic sloop rig states title was won with a timber boat that was built in the late 80's early 90's by Bruce Carter. The crew was Phil Mann and Callen Ridge sailing “Loose Screws”
Russell coudent get the shape he wanted of the plans so he boged it to bet the rocker that he wanted. And to make it a bit fuller. I think the plans now have more options
Thats how most modern designs get the keel shape and fullness required, I have done this with my boat also, the amount of filler used is minimal.
Regards
i dont belive filer is required to make the boat fuller as my hulls have come up verry full up front, fuller than denholm hulls, which acording to one former mossie champ it is to full up front and it will hobbie horse in the chopy waters. this was achieved by overlaping the tape 1800mm from the front instead of 2050 mm as set out in the Phil Pierce instructions. i found this left a small holow in the hull profile up the front which was fixed by planing the front down to create the right curve and then re taped on the outside.
Just reading back what I wrote earlier, I should clarify, that the filler is used to produce a fair and even curve, so it belends the hull sides with keel line, because the fibreglass tape leaves a flatish surface from the outside edge of the keel tapes to the keel line.
I hope I'm saying what I'm try to say. When doing this it would make it more bouyant I would have thought, but I guess its more a cosmetic fairing of the hulls.
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Keeline fairing