Dutch Barge long distance cruisers
Seascape? Forgetting about the whole solar thing, what about a Bonito Boats 'Seascape'? It's the same dimensions as a barge, but supposed to be...
Post by: EuroCanal, Aug 27, 2012 in forum: Boat Design
Electric European Canal Boat
Probably a lot more than 300W for a burst of a minute or so, then easing off again in the quiet water. Here's a photo of a triple scull, and a...
Post by: EuroCanal, May 24, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
On the Rhine it was actually a Rhine rowing boat. These are specially designed to get upstream - they are triple coxless sculls (3 rowers, 6...
All the main rivers have strong currents at certain times of the year. The authorities tend to open the sluices in winter to drain out water in...
German-built, apparently, like a lot of the bridges across Europe. It's not in either Germany or France, though.
Post by: EuroCanal, May 15, 2011 in forum: All Things Boats & Boating
Dutch barge model
Barge Drawings I found a link on the Piper Boats website to one of their builds, Elessina. On that page you will find a scan of an autocad...
Post by: EuroCanal, May 8, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
Wallonian Canals Commes tu aimes autant, je te transmets un autre document en français. Voici une liste de tous les canaux en Wallonie (la...
French Canals 'Revue Fluvial' magazine has a useful site for information about French canals: http://www.fluvialnet.com/voies-navigables...
In France, the canals are managed by VNF. They delegate to 7 'Directions Interregionales/Regionales'. Here is a link to a canal map, which shows...
The UK kitcar company Dutton sell a kit to make an amphibious car. The kit costs UKP 7,000, and you must find a Suzuki Jimny or similar as a...
Post by: EuroCanal, May 1, 2011 in forum: Boatbuilding
Interesting - I didn't know there were narrower canals there. I don't think they belong to the 'official' canal network (the VNF-managed canal...
Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 29, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
Most barge designers don't publish their plans free of charge. Some of them have a limited range of drawings available for free, but usually not...
A cat C is considered good enough for a quick dash across in the summer - it's only 20km. Timothy Spall's barge has been all round the UK and...
A Thorium Reactor should do what you want. You will need a solution of liquid beryllium fluoride (1.4kg) and lithium fluoride (2.5kg). Heat it...
Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 19, 2011 in forum: Powerboats
Dutch shipbuilders aren't the cheapest in the world, or even Europe, and Euroships is at the top end of the market. A more typical price for a...
I also like the Europships' designs - they are closer to the original hull shapes, with rounded bottoms and compound curves around the bow and...
Submersible Sailboat?
Submarine It's been done already - just add a sail to this and you have what you need: http://www.submarineboat.com/submarine_yacht.htm
Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 9, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
"Grain belt" would imply Minnesota, so that's the Mississippi ......
Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 6, 2011 in forum: All Things Boats & Boating
The maximum width on most French canals is 5m. A 5m canal boat like this would be OK to cross the channel in calm conditions. There was one...
Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 4, 2011 in forum: Software
Nordhavn 62 Hull Lines Drawing
The N72 has a similar hull, I believe, and there are some sectional drawings on the company website: http://www.nordhavn.com/models/72/drawings/