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Originally Posted by madrasahs
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"Mac" has steadfastly disagreed with me, even stating that two of my three first boats -- all built by me -- were "too small for Winnipesaukee".
Today, while it's true I wouldn't take them out on most "boating" days, there are days that are suitable -- the same days that you'll sometimes see rowing sculls out there. Lake Winnipesaukee hasn't changed (on the surface, anyway), but the boating environment certainly has. Any disagreements there?
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I don't recall saying any of your boats were too small for Winnipesaukee*.
I do recall you saying a cruiser had swamped your Minimax and I chimed in to tell people what a Minimax was (also having built one). The purpose was to inform people that the wake from nearly any boat could roll over the bow, side, transom of said Minimax. I did wonder at the time how a wake, of any sort, could sink the boat. My Minimax cockpit was plugged at the sides and foredeck creating 3 watertight compartments. You could fill the cockpit (BTDT, with rainwater) but the boat would remain (did remain) afloat. I now believe the boat under discussion was a later variant of the design I know so perhaps it was different in this regard ?
I only disagree with you when you're wrong ... so how is that
steadfast ?
Hmmm, on 2'nd thought I retract that question
*link to old post
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/oldforu...mes;read=62413
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Originally Posted by IR
"My first boats were a canoe and a rowboat, bought from friends. I hand-built my next two boats -- both PM MiniMax designs. My second MiniMax was sunk on Winnipesaukee by a 30-foot Chris-Craft, which was towing a waterskier at the time. That got my attention -- as a teenager. "
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Originally Posted by Mee'n'Mac
C'mon now, I had a MiniMax as well. The wake from a Sunfish could sink one of those  I never did operate it on Winni, just on Salmon Pond in ME. A friend had a more substantial "hydro" from the same people who designed the MiniMax. I can't recall what it was called ... MaxiMax perhaps.
For the uninitiated a MiniMax is a "boat", homemade from 2 pieces of plywood and some 1x6 (maybe 1x8 at the transom ?). Has 0 deg deadrise and freeboard of maybe 4", less at the bow when underway. |