Od16 scaled down?
Od16 scaled down?
I recently saw a nice little dory built per another designers plan. The final loa was around “14’8. Has anyone scaled down an ob16? Would there be any potential issues or red flags with this?
Re: Od16 scaled down?
Which are you referring to the OD16 or the OB15. The OD16 is 16'6" long, the OB15 is 15' 2" long not far off your 14.9" specs. Downsizing a boat is more difficult than upsizing one, so look at the FS14 which would put it right in your size range. Good luck on whatever you decide to do.
Tom
Tom
Restored Mirror Dinghy, Bought OD18 built by CL, Westlawn School of Yacht Design courses. LT US Navy 1970-1978
Re: Od16 scaled down?
Sorry, I got a little dyslexic there. I meant the od 16. Scaled down 10% puts it at roughly 14-10. I would think it’s a little wider, stable, robust than the others. A “bigger small boat”, if you will
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Re: Od16 scaled down?
??Downsizing a boat is more difficult than upsizing one
Why is that, Tom?
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For some reason, I thought it was the other way around
Re: Od16 scaled down?
Downsizing means reducing all of the measurements by .9 which is a strange number to reduce things by. You have to reduce the length and the width and all the other measurements by .9. !.1 I can handle easily but .9 not so much. I would use the Metric plans and a metric tape to cut out the panels for a .9 reduced boat.
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Restored Mirror Dinghy, Bought OD18 built by CL, Westlawn School of Yacht Design courses. LT US Navy 1970-1978
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Re: Od16 scaled down?
Same same to me!
Buy the metric plans, a metric ruler and tape measure.
Upsize 10% = multiply all the measurements by 1.1 and write the new measurement on the plan.
Downsize 10% = multiply all the measurements by 0.9 and write the new measurement on the plan.
Easy peasy!
Buy the metric plans, a metric ruler and tape measure.
Upsize 10% = multiply all the measurements by 1.1 and write the new measurement on the plan.
Downsize 10% = multiply all the measurements by 0.9 and write the new measurement on the plan.
Easy peasy!
Re: Od16 scaled down?
As long as there aren’t any other issues the math doesn’t bother me. I suppose the simple thing would be to build a standard plan. But where’s the fun in that?
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