Won't be fooled again

As I move ahead with this project- shoulder to the wheel and all of that- it occurred to me that one of the major reasons for my failure last year was that I lost who I was. Somewhere in the mess of emotional trouble (which ended and restarted so often it now reminds me of a bad used car: at one point, you have to wonder what you are doing in it) and the race schedules, I forgot that I am a designer.
Want to know how this happened to come to my attention?

I knew you would.

We are, in many ways, defined by what we do.  We might intend a lot of things, but it is what we do that really counts.  It's so rare that our thoughts make any difference, while our words can do so much. And so, with our actions.  There is a story about this in the Bible where Jesus relates people to trees, essentially saying we can know trees (people) by their fruit (actions). I'm not going to delve into a long discussion of theology and so on, so don't worry. I just wanted to use it to illustrate the idea that our actions are a product of what we are. So, if I am a designer, I should have done what designers do. The fact that I did not, or, more accurately, did not adhere to my discipline fully, I ignored what I am to be something else.

Unfortunately, that something else was a failure. I suspect that is what will come of all of us who neglect who we are... but that is another digression.

So, to get to the point: I have been designing my new hull. Not just with a sort of general sense, but in the proper scientific method of design.

The forward model in this picture is the same design as the last post, only I managed to eliminate the flat bottom and keep the lines. Not a bad boat for a solo paddler at 14', but not a proper hull for Fenrir. The aft model is the same lines with the same 'v' bottom, but scaled in length to around 16'. I also managed to maintain the beam from the original, and I think it has a pretty nice line.

I think it has too much rock, and I haven't resolved the decking, but I think the basics are here. And, more importantly: it feels good to be doing what I do.

I believe the next step will be to take out most of the rock from the rear stem. The decking will become more  canoe-like, and then I will make a scale wooden model to test it in the water. Should it go well, I will build this hull for paddling, and then continue to adapt it as a model to house the refined pedal drive.

I will talk about the refined mechanical parts next post.
Have a good Thanksgiving everyone... unless you are not in the U.S. Then, I guess, enjoy the weekend and I will post again soon.