dreamer: Grand Portage GL 40 Sections

Rick....

You are to be congratulated on sticking with it and getting this far, few get beyond the first outboard rendering......she's a nice boat.

I really don't like that sheer line though......the low point is too far forward and there's not enough shape in it aft. The sheer should be spiral starting at the stem and getting tighter as you go aft. Low point in profile should be at station 7-8.

Thanks Tad. I really appreciate your honest input.

I started this project about a year ago.

You are not the first to have commented about the sheer. I did make some changes to this early on with the low point around sta 7. In the overall aesthetic, it looked a little odd to me. This has a planar (not flat) sheer and I felt that went along with the 'commercial' look I was after better than a more traditional sheer. Maybe if I followed through with the traditional sheer as you described, It would have worked out fine. And it's certainly not out of the question to re-visit. For now, I'm ready to try some other projects. I have a 31'er and a 60'er in mind for this line.