Thank you for the reply.........I'm no expert but I have built 2 dozen wood boats over the last 40 years. Whatever design I'm working with the...
I'm not suggesting to modify the design............I suppose a builder could find a 1940's 35hp inboard engine to use in this boat......but why...
Yes, I agree........I will make provisions to add ballast at and forward of the engine location and adjust as needed for correct trim and make...
Yes.........I acquired a new 20hp Honda long shaft........The "Redwing" series of plywood flat bottom boats seem to have good reviews from...
The 2ohp Honda engine mount has several holes (4...I believe)........I could build the transom so that the engine would mount in the second hole...
The keel would not be build as shown.......just and external small keel 3/4" x 6" would be built......1 bottom strake on either side of the keel...
Not sure that the design I posted would be consider a planing design due to the shape of the bottom......I could be wrong........I have built one...
The design is Atkin's "Barnegat"......23'.............would be single 20hp outboard........keel and skeg would not be included............some...
This is a 24' Garvey......I haven't come across a design like this other than a planing hull.......I would like to find a displacement design with...
Considering converting this design to outboard power......any thoughts? [ATTACH]
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Thank you. I appreciate the feedback on the bow tank, I now plan to install the tank under the splash well. Unfortunately I lost everything some...
Thank you for the info on plascore, might be a good application for what I'm working on.
Thank you for the input. I’m in my 40th year of boatbuilding and for me nothing in the process is a waste of time, every discussion has some value...
I don't have the "Long Point" plans but it is built much like his other designs (glue lapstrake) over a frame. He does have 3 thwarts that likely...
Thank you for the input. I have Tom Hill's book and several sets of his plans. The boat design I am proposing is 23' so it seems to me that a 25hp...
That sounds reasonable to laminate the outer layer as you suggested, I can easily do that along with deepening the rubbing strips. Thank you
Yes, I would like to keep the deck low and it simplifies the building a bit. I like what Tom Hill did and the results seem to be good from the...
I don't think so but not sure......just trying to keep the weight off the stern. I've never built a boat with a bow tank so I'm not familiar with...
Messabout, thank you for the reply. The boat will be used in my local fresh water lakes and harbors, my offshore days are behind me, I am now a...
