Do the lightning, you won't regret it, I had a wood lightning, that I sailed with only one other helper, that thing hauled, about my funest small...
That's one ugly boat, maybe check out Anderson custom boats in Santa Barbara Ca. they make a 17' Greenough design. Look on Bloody Decks in the...
There should be a builders hull code on the transom. Usually indented in the fiberglass on the upper right rear.
Dashew, built and sailed many sailboats until in his older age he decided to go with fuel efficient power boats. Have you checked out Nordhavn?
I found another nice one called "Tango" I got the plans for that one.
Check out Phil Bolgers Diablo, an easy first build.
That doesn't say much about your so called "Quality Inspection".
I had a 20' IMP, great boat, built like a battleship, transom was over 2" thick. I took mine 20 miles out to the Channel Islands across the Santa...
West system has a scarffer that you bolt on a skill saw, should save lots of labor, 875 Scarffer.
If you are in Canada, a CC would be a bad boat choice, too litle wind protection and it would be wet and cold.
I timed myself getting my 383 chevy ready to remove, it was 45 min and done, not too expensive.
Too narrow of beam check out Bristol Channel Cutter, much better, faster, sea worthy and beautiful boat, used to be made in the Pacific Northwest,...
Not possibe, hull speed is 6 knots
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You just need a different boat, a 28' Bristol Channel Cutter Xepius made the run down to the Marqueses averaging 140 miles a day with a best day...
A boat very similar to that has been built and is available to be built in NZ. Check out Steve Dashew at Setsail.com.
I've got a sail for my Hobie Kayak, it is simple and works great, check Hobie's website.
Throw that old engine away build whatever boat you want then get the appropriate engine.
Go with either Red or Blue and get a push pull machine, that way you can use larger spools of aluminum. Don't buy the Chinese crap.
