On Monday, June 30, 2014 11:30:23 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Monday, June 30, 2014 8:26:57 AM UTC-4, True North wrote:

That short stubby canoe reminded me of the ones you'd see in the Saturday cartoons many years ago.



I kinda got a kick out of it.



S'matter guys? Would it be different if I had a rusted old tin box sitting in my driveway, 364 days a year, or a lobsta' boat in my head, 365? What do you think of the Whaler design.. No, I am not looking for engineering advice from either of you two lubbers, but isn't it pretty?



I know Capt. Tom would hate it.. He hates anything but traditional sheer and waterlines on anything... I remember when I painted the smile on the traditional Gardner Skiff, he almost convulsed

My late grandfather used to build plywood boats. He built and sold a few of them back in the 60's. They looked similar to this:

http://boat4plans.de.vu/wp-content/upload/2013/12/boat/plywood-fishing-boat-plans-3.jpg

A guy who is a local "famous" fisherman was asking me about them last Saturday. Wanted to know if my dad still has the patterns. He said he knew of two of them that are still around. Dad says he probably has them, but doesn't know where. Unfortunately, dementia has taken him too far down at this point to even look for them.

Good luck with your project.