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Comments from the Designer,
What another bumper fortnight. Its great to see the interest and boats about to commence construction in the USA/ Canada and Europe. Crikey, we now have even have a Sea Strike soon to commence construction in Russia and even Re union Island in the Southern Indian Ocean. Must be something about the Deep V hulls where people are wanting a serious offshore vessel. As for Debbie and I, weve decided to take a week off and work on our own RipTide CX-457. Its so close to being finished and our ETEC outboard is sitting down at the shop just waiting to be installed, we cant wait to get out fishing again. No doubt, were heading out wide.
Anyway, got a ton of plans to print out tonight and orders for Fiberglass kits and tank orders to sort out, so
better get back to work.
Anyway, Have a good one and...
HAVEAGREATWEEKEND
The "Elements" of Boats
Would you create a desert that looks like this (refer right) only to present it completely covered in chocolate. No. Why? Because the chocolate would become so overpowering, that the flavor and balance of all the other elements, the nougat/ the salted almonds, the butter chocolate/ the custard cream/ the butter toffee base and the Oloroso cream would be lost, let alone the presentation.
If you want an offshore boat for example, then one element required is a deep v hull. Having the correct deadrise angle, not only at the transom but also at the slamming zone and cut-water are very important parts of this element. Running strakes are another element. Why? Strakes provide lift, grip when turning, increase stability when at rest and on the plane and also reduces drag. Throwing on any old strake won’t do. If the recipe calls for 5 teaspoons of sugar, you don’t just grab a cup and simply pour into the bowl hoping that is 5 spoons. The same also applies to strakes. The depth, the width, the location, whether it be flat or slightly down turned (never angle down more than 5 degrees) is all a part of the correct “balance” for the application.
As a species, we love to surround ourselves with such objects. Watching TV or reading magazines, they are all filled with shiny objects. Even the magazines themselves are shiny and glossy. Overall, there’s nothing wrong with that, however the marketing people have realized this and using our inherit “need” for such “shiny”things; they tell us that this as something we cannot do without. Walk around boat shows and the like, and it’s the toys that grab everyone’s attention and overall, this is what the boat companies push hard. In other words forget the boat and whether it performs like a barge, “look at all the shiny toys !”
What another bumper fortnight. Its great to see the interest and boats about to commence construction in the USA/ Canada and Europe. Crikey, we now have even have a Sea Strike soon to commence construction in Russia and even Re union Island in the Southern Indian Ocean. Must be something about the Deep V hulls where people are wanting a serious offshore vessel. As for Debbie and I, weve decided to take a week off and work on our own RipTide CX-457. Its so close to being finished and our ETEC outboard is sitting down at the shop just waiting to be installed, we cant wait to get out fishing again. No doubt, were heading out wide.
Anyway, got a ton of plans to print out tonight and orders for Fiberglass kits and tank orders to sort out, so
better get back to work.
Anyway, Have a good one and...
HAVEAGREATWEEKEND
The "Elements" of Boats
Over the past month or so, Debbie got me involved in watching a TV show called “Masterchef”, a cooking competition to find the best amateur chef in Australia . After a couple of weeks watching the show nearly every night, what got my attention was the emphasis on the “elements” used within each dish, the combinations of sweet vs sour/ smooth vs crunchiness etc and the balance of how each element compliments the other and finally… the presentation of the dish.
So what has all this got to do with boats? Well, it has a lot in common. You see, a boat also has a combination of many elements, some more than others, but how these elements are “balanced” and then presented as a final product is what makes one boat stand out from the crowd and catches your eye.
Walking around boatyards and boat shows, there are so many boats to look at, that in the end they all begin to look the same. The question I often ask myself is why:
Unfortunately, many of the boats we see out there in yards are simply built using the same hull over and over, but with slightly different layouts. Throw in a few shiny, but useless toys and “presto”, we have a new design. The way I see it, it’s the same dish cooked over and over again, but with different seasoning each time. To “spice up” the boat, the easiest thing to do is pour on a bunch of shiny toys or change the decal on the side of the boat. Whether its useful to the design or not, is irrelevant. Shiny toys sell.
Would you create a desert that looks like this (refer right) only to present it completely covered in chocolate. So instead of concentrating on all the elements required to bring out a great design, making sure that each element balances and compliments the other, it’s far easier for others to “cover the boat with chocolate coated” toys.
I mean let’s face it, how can you have a simple 14-16ft dinghy that would normally have two bench seats, rip them out, add a sole, a couple of pedestal seats, raise the casting platform way up high and then market it as a Bass boat. Does it look like a Bass boat? Does it ride like a bass boat? Of course not. It’s in reality, just a dinghy. So where are the elements required to make it a proper Bass boat. That’s like asking your guests if they want desert and dishing them up a fish and chips with cream. Sure, their both food, but it’s not exactly what they were expecting, is it? So is it any wonder why people in general keep saying to me they all look the same. When you keep dishing out the same hull, how can you tell the difference between a bay boat/ an offshore boat or simply a river/lake boat? You can’t. That because it the same hull chewed over and over. In other words...a fish ‘n’ chip boat …with cream.
If you want an offshore boat for example, then one element required is a deep v hull. Having the correct Chine flats: once again, it’s the same as above as per the strakes. The waterplane area and shape/ the draft/ the correct location fo the forefoot to provide adequate buoyancy when slicing through a wave...the list just goes on and on.
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| The Cashmere series |
So just here alone we have a number of elements that must be carefully balanced and worked out one
against the other. This takes time, careful analysis, number crunching/ number crunching and more number crunching. If the chine flats are too wide, you’ll get slamming when on the plane, too little and you’ll lose on stability, angled down too much and you’ll lose lift and increase drag, too bluff a bow and your spend more time looking at the sky than going forward. Just with these few elements alone, if one is too much, it will affect the other and the boat won’t perform as expected. And here we’ve only just touched on the subject, without even looking at the rest of the boat.
For example, take a look at this video of our Pro Tournament 21 and note how she performs, slicing thru the open water. More importantly, watch Dean. It looks like hes riding on a mattress
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| Anthonys Flat Chat 16 |
Designing is not about throwing darts at a board and just simply drawing what seems to be a boat on a computer screen. Any body can do that. The question is, is the boat designed and styled to match what its intended for. In other words...presentation. Full bows give the impression of a strong boat intended for offshore use. Low flat sheer lines or gunwales give the impression of river or lake boats. Extreme raked bows give the impression of speed, curved or rounded bows the impression of slow and sea kindly. The list is endless.
As an example, the Pro Tournament 21 was designed for serious offshore fishing. And I mean not just going outside some heads, but to head 50nm or more offshore. The same also applies to our Sea Strike and EdgeTracker series.
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| Adams Sea Strike 16 |
Adam, one of our clients from Sydney who built the Sea Strike 16 regularly heads out 24 - 45nm offshore chasing the alluring Blue fin Tuna, Rod and his Pro Tournament 21, heads out further chasing Blue fin and Marlin and Lachie with his EdgeTracker 487, he heads out 12-15nm out chasing snapper and blue fin tuna. So what is it about these boats that make’s their builders venture so far offshore? Easy. The boats “look” or present like they’re intended for offshore fishing. This meant that not only do they look like what they’re intended for, but they also have all the balanced “elements” required for these offshore ventures.
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| Rods Pro Tournament 21 |
Unfortunately, most of the public do not understand the shortcomings of many such boats because they get sucked in with all the fancy shiny toys and some “hardcore” name given. The old adage” If it looks good, it must be good” couldn’t be further from the truth in most cases. Makes you think, doesn’t it
Another thing I find interesting, is people’s fascination with “Shiny toys”
or referring to our recipe...chocolate.
As a species, we love to surround ourselves with such objects. Watching TV or reading magazines, they are all filled with shiny objects. Even the magazines themselves are shiny and glossy. Overall, there’s nothing wrong with that, however the marketing people have realized this and using our inherit “need” for such “shiny”things; they tell us that this as something we cannot do without. Walk around boat shows and the like, and it’s the toys that grab everyone’s attention and overall, this is what the boat companies push hard. In other words forget the boat and whether it performs like a barge, “look at all the shiny toys !”On a million dollar boat, yes its understandable as its something one would expect, but on small boats where seaworthiness is paramount, toys should be secondary.
Many years ago whilst at the Sanctuary Boat show, I saw this line of boats, but one in particular, which was as ugly as sin, was totally crowded with people.
Why I asked myself?
Climbing on board, it was filled with shiny toys. Everywhere you put your hand, you touched something shiny. No one looked at the hull except how shiny it was or even asked what type of service it was intended for. They were all commenting on the toys. So overall, the marketing guru’s are pushing the "Purpose or Nature" of the design to the rear of peoples minds and its now... all about the “shiny toys”.
So I guess what I’m trying to get at is, when looking around for a design to build, ask yourself...."what is the Nature or purpose of this boat, does it look like it what is intended or market for, but more importantly…does it have the “elements” to suit the requirements
As for the “chocolate coated”shiny toys …you can add that later.
OUR "REEL QUICK" FISHING SECTION
LACHIE AND HIS EDGETRACKER 487:
Hey guys, Its been a long time since I have been on here and thought I should share some of my experiences
So it turns out the prop that came with the motor was only an 11 inch pitch, which was next to useless. I have since put on a 15 inch prop and now she flys!!
in the ET487 "Tiktaalik".
I am now getting 31 knots at around 6000 rpm with 1 person
and about 29 knots @ 5800 rpm with 2 people and full load (approx 200kg)
It has also eliminated and ventilation at WOT and turning.
Feels like a lot faster than 31 knots with the wind in your face, its a bit of a rush but you really need to pay attention at that speed.
I have been out just about every suitable day since launch and am racking up the hours and fish. I took it offshore at Port fairy last weekend and trolled around all day and went about 13miles offshore and only used about 45 litres!
The trip out was pretty rough but the ET487 ate the chop for breaky. It is such a soft and quiet ride. We copped a bit of spray that day but thats expected in an open boat in those conditions. It is a very dry boat.
Managed a few small bluefin on light tackle which was fun and a mate just missed one on the fly rod.
ADAM AND HIS SEA STRIKE 16:
I have had a pretty epic week.. Bucks party on the 19th where I took the boys out on the harbour for a ride in 40knot winds and some good swell..who needs a jet boat ride then we spent the rest of the day/night drinking and eating & hitting the clubs ...best part of the night was my mate passing out in the elevator to our hotel room..24hrs he almost made it (LOL)
After taking 3 days to recover ...I headed out wide with Dave on Wednesday in search of a Tuna. ..Man
It was a big day with 121nmi (224km) traveled and the furthest point out from Sydney heads was 41.4 nautical miles (76km) We used an estimated 85L of fuel. To be safe we took 2 20ltr jerrys but I feel confident that taking one 20 and a 5 for back up will be more than enough for a run out wide. Im pricing a new sounder unit and looking at getting some kind of out rigger set up. Hopefully I can get out again this season
Looking for Tuna
As it got later in the day more and more reports of fish being hooked came in over the radio. It was hard to listen to but being out wide for the first time and learning the techniques is all part of it. It was just good to be out there. It was getting late so we headed in and had a quick drop for some gem fish but after winding in 400m plus of line that was enough...Need to get an electric set up. It was a nice ride in and we got to the heads on sun set.
that was a heart stopper but unfortunately it was a bloodey Striped Tuna
Conditions were perfect for the SS16. We headed straight for Browns Mountain. Time went pretty quickly and we had covered the 22nmi trip quite comfortably. There were a lot of boats at Browns getting onto some Gem fish and Makos waiting for the radio to fire up with reports of Tuna. We headed out pass browns and started trolling. Something I didnt think of is that my sounder only goes to 200m of depth... So we pretty much were out there blind but listened very carefully to marks being called over the radio and generally hung around them. The sounder now and then picked up a few things but we didnt trust it so we just kept on trolling. It was awesome being so far out in the Blue Arrow. Not once did we feel unsafe. We got a mark over the radio that was north of Heatons Hill about 12 miles away..With it being so calm we punched it hard and arrived at the mark to see another boat hook up to a blue fin. We laid out the spread and thats when the drag went off and we went nuts
JOHN AND HIS EDGETRACKER 426:
Im back from my Central Queensland trip, the fish and crabs were a bit scarce but we managed a few feeds, the weather didnt play ball,first it was the south easterlies and then the south westerlies and it was a bit late in the season and to cold for crabs but we managed a few.
The good new is that ET was bloody awesome, goes like a shower of shit and the ride is feather soft,
everybody commented on the ride quality, One day when a 20kph south easterly was blowing and it was very choppy a 14ft tinny had gone passed me in the opposite direction banging away in the bad chop when he did a u-turn and chased me up the creek and when we stopped to check a crab pot he came up beside me and and yelled out "where the f--- did you buy that boat" when I told him I build it myself his reply was "bullshit" I then spent the next 20 minutes explaining why it rode so much better than his tinny and the advantages of Bowdidge designs.
Many other enquiries were made when we were at ramps and service stations fueling up, sometimes climbing 
But seriously the chats with fellow boaties were good fun and generated a lot of discussion re boat design etc., under to have a look at hull, Im firmy of the opinion that Mark should supply with each plan a supply of business cards it might save us a lot of time explaining how good his bloody designs are !!
Recent Build Gallery and Updates
OUR "REEL QUICK" FISHING SECTION
LACHIE AND HIS EDGETRACKER 487:
Hey guys, Its been a long time since I have been on here and thought I should share some of my experiencesSo it turns out the prop that came with the motor was only an 11 inch pitch, which was next to useless. I have since put on a 15 inch prop and now she flys!!
in the ET487 "Tiktaalik".
I am now getting 31 knots at around 6000 rpm with 1 personand about 29 knots @ 5800 rpm with 2 people and full load (approx 200kg)
It has also eliminated and ventilation at WOT and turning.
Feels like a lot faster than 31 knots with the wind in your face, its a bit of a rush but you really need to pay attention at that speed.
I have been out just about every suitable day since launch and am racking up the hours and fish. I took it offshore at Port fairy last weekend and trolled around all day and went about 13miles offshore and only used about 45 litres!The trip out was pretty rough but the ET487 ate the chop for breaky. It is such a soft and quiet ride. We copped a bit of spray that day but thats expected in an open boat in those conditions. It is a very dry boat.
Managed a few small bluefin on light tackle which was fun and a mate just missed one on the fly rod.
ADAM AND HIS SEA STRIKE 16:
I have had a pretty epic week.. Bucks party on the 19th where I took the boys out on the harbour for a ride in 40knot winds and some good swell..who needs a jet boat ride then we spent the rest of the day/night drinking and eating & hitting the clubs ...best part of the night was my mate passing out in the elevator to our hotel room..24hrs he almost made it (LOL)After taking 3 days to recover ...I headed out wide with Dave on Wednesday in search of a Tuna. ..Man
It was a big day with 121nmi (224km) traveled and the furthest point out from Sydney heads was 41.4 nautical miles (76km) We used an estimated 85L of fuel. To be safe we took 2 20ltr jerrys but I feel confident that taking one 20 and a 5 for back up will be more than enough for a run out wide. Im pricing a new sounder unit and looking at getting some kind of out rigger set up. Hopefully I can get out again this season
Looking for Tuna
that was a heart stopper but unfortunately it was a bloodey Striped Tuna
Conditions were perfect for the SS16. We headed straight for Browns Mountain. Time went pretty quickly and we had covered the 22nmi trip quite comfortably. There were a lot of boats at Browns getting onto some Gem fish and Makos waiting for the radio to fire up with reports of Tuna. We headed out pass browns and started trolling. Something I didnt think of is that my sounder only goes to 200m of depth... So we pretty much were out there blind but listened very carefully to marks being called over the radio and generally hung around them. The sounder now and then picked up a few things but we didnt trust it so we just kept on trolling. It was awesome being so far out in the Blue Arrow. Not once did we feel unsafe. We got a mark over the radio that was north of Heatons Hill about 12 miles away..With it being so calm we punched it hard and arrived at the mark to see another boat hook up to a blue fin. We laid out the spread and thats when the drag went off and we went nuts
JOHN AND HIS EDGETRACKER 426:
Im back from my Central Queensland trip, the fish and crabs were a bit scarce but we managed a few feeds, the weather didnt play ball,first it was the south easterlies and then the south westerlies and it was a bit late in the season and to cold for crabs but we managed a few.The good new is that ET was bloody awesome, goes like a shower of shit and the ride is feather soft,
everybody commented on the ride quality, One day when a 20kph south easterly was blowing and it was very choppy a 14ft tinny had gone passed me in the opposite direction banging away in the bad chop when he did a u-turn and chased me up the creek and when we stopped to check a crab pot he came up beside me and and yelled out "where the f--- did you buy that boat" when I told him I build it myself his reply was "bullshit" I then spent the next 20 minutes explaining why it rode so much better than his tinny and the advantages of Bowdidge designs.
Many other enquiries were made when we were at ramps and service stations fueling up, sometimes climbing But seriously the chats with fellow boaties were good fun and generated a lot of discussion re boat design etc., under to have a look at hull, Im firmy of the opinion that Mark should supply with each plan a supply of business cards it might save us a lot of time explaining how good his bloody designs are !!
Recent Build Gallery and Updates
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| Andys Pro Tournament 21 Click image to view his build |
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| Bobs Gulf Explorer 16 Click image to view his build |
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| Bruces EdgeTracker 426 Click image to view his build |
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| Dans Magnum 12 Click image to view his build |
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| Davids Gulf Explorer 16 Click image to view his build |
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| Geoffs Sea Strike 16 Click image to view his build |
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| Johns Tropic 12 Click image to view his build |
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| Marks Sea Strike 18 (NZ) Click image to view his build |
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| Wills Cruise Control 5.2 Click image to view his build |
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