Does anyone know why their rowboats have holes in the sides?

#row #rowboat #dory #skiff #dinghy #boatdesign #rowing

New article about FREE!ship (open-source #boat design software) and its forks (FREE!ship Plus and #FREEship in #Lazarus) posted on Wikipedia: https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/FREE!ship
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💡 #2d #3d #cad #diy #engineering #boatdesign #ship #shipbuilding #freecad #blender #fc3d #b3d

Tiny Harry, an 18' x 8'6" plywood sailing scow. #woodenboat #boatdesign

A drawing I made many years ago, she's called Heron. A plywood sailing barge about 26' x 10'. Draft is perhaps 18" with the leeboards up. Athwartships double berth in the bow and two single berth/settees in the cabin. Big boats with crawling headroom are not that popular.....#woodenboat #boatdesign

Minimal power cruiser by Phil Bolger. #boatdesign #woodenboat

It's an old picture but stability is still an issue, ignorance and overloading are the biggest problems. #boatdesign #stability

A houseboat that appeals.......#houseboats #boatdesign