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I didn't extend the foam pads. I cut the wooden block so that when the keel was resting on it, the two foam pads just touch the hull. That was the hardest part of making the brace, and it was mostly trial and error.

I use that type of cart. I think that the two foam rollers place too much stress on the hull, so I made a wooden brace that fits in between the foam rollers. The brace is a piece of plywood about 4' long, and 1.5' wide. I cut out space for the wheels, and added a curved wooden block that...

I once came up with 14 mph. When my bow crossed a crab pot marker I started a timer on my watch. When the stern went by I stopped the timer, and then I just worked out the speed from velocity = distance / time. Obviously this method isn't as accurate as using GPS, but it still gave me a rough...