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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Adding a sailing rig to a 12 ft mod v Sears
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<blockquote data-quote="Pollution" data-source="post: 202018" data-attributes="member: 5723"><p>Overall, it shouldn't be too hard to do, just build in a mount for your mainsail. But I'm not sure how you'd go about doing the running board (center board? I forget the name).</p><p></p><p>I used to sail with my dad when I was a kid. Little 14' FB sailing boat. Nothing fancy. But I do remember that if you wanted any kind of speed you HAD to have that running board lowered into the water. It's been about 25+ years, but from what I remember, it had it's own mount in the center of the boat, that dropped down through the hull into the water.</p><p></p><p>So, in a jonboat, I'd guess you'd need to construct a space for that board, run it through the hull, so if you're going faster than say a trolling motor, you can drop it down a bit. keeping it watertight would be my big concern, and not having the water flip up into the boat trough that assembly would be a neat experiment in physics. lol</p><p></p><p>Keep us updated, I'd love to see what you come up with!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pollution, post: 202018, member: 5723"] Overall, it shouldn't be too hard to do, just build in a mount for your mainsail. But I'm not sure how you'd go about doing the running board (center board? I forget the name). I used to sail with my dad when I was a kid. Little 14' FB sailing boat. Nothing fancy. But I do remember that if you wanted any kind of speed you HAD to have that running board lowered into the water. It's been about 25+ years, but from what I remember, it had it's own mount in the center of the boat, that dropped down through the hull into the water. So, in a jonboat, I'd guess you'd need to construct a space for that board, run it through the hull, so if you're going faster than say a trolling motor, you can drop it down a bit. keeping it watertight would be my big concern, and not having the water flip up into the boat trough that assembly would be a neat experiment in physics. lol Keep us updated, I'd love to see what you come up with! [/QUOTE]
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