I has a plan
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Gorfnik
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In which Andre-Francois Bourbeau states...in part.
Hi fellow micro cruising enthusiasts. Lasty year I build Gorfnik, a Paradox like Puddle Duck Racer, which I couldn’t help but call a Paraduck (apologies to Matt Layden).
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I own a Paradox sailboat and it is the perfect cruiser in my opinion. Except you need a boat ramp to launch it. So...to explore the hundreds of small rampless lakes around here, I decided to build a boat with the following characteristics.
-sail it from the inside like the Paradox
-sleep in it comfortably
-fits in a pick-up truck or a standard trailer
-under 200 lbs so it can be dragged into the water or onto shore
-stable and seaworthy enough for protected waters
-big enough to carry food and gear for a week long cruise.
Note: on a cruise across florida thru swamps, rivers and lakes, from the west coast to the east coast, Andre and another two Gorfnikers didn’t set foot on dry land for a MONTH!. No one had ever done that before
A week works.
Here are some more pictures of Andre and his boat the Gorfnik
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The Plans
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These plans and a builder’s guide are available for free.One of the stipulations for the PuddleDuck Race CLASS is that the plans must always be free. No one is allowed to sell plans for PDR’s and be in the class.
This would work except for a number of problems.
- I’m probably over twice Andre’s weight (I’m not fat, I just have big bones) and taller. I dunno how well the 1/4 inch plywood would work out.
So...I haz a plan.
First is setting up a workbench
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