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The Mega-Nutshell

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Figment
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The Mega-Nutshell

Post by Figment »

http://arcebus.net/

here's a guy that took plans for a Nutshell Pram and scaled them up 300% or so.

Cojones.

Hey, at least he'll know what to build as a tender!
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Post by dasein668 »

Well, now, that's just nutty!

buh-dum-bum-psche!

Seriously, though... interesting idea, but my limited experience with the nutshell is that it is really somewhat unstable... at least for a little sailing craft...
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