Design
Ke-Pau
Designed by Glen-L Marine
A 6 ft hand-cranked paddlewheel boat for young children from Glen-L Marine, a flat-bottomed plywood scow with vertical sides and a crank at each side, cut from a single sheet of quarter-inch plywood. The Northwest Maritime Center found it the most popular loaner in its festival fleet. Glen-L publish a hull depth of 9 in.
The bare hull comes out at about approx. 35 lb. They put the usual load at 1 or 2 children people. The hull is a scow-type for sheet plywood. For power they specify hand cranked paddle wheels. No fairing or shaping at all, so it is a project for a parent or grandparent and a helper. Allow 20 to 40 hours. Medians from logged builds appear below.
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