On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:21:41 -0600,
(MrCruise) wrote:

Didereaux wrote:
Try Stevenson Projects, been in business a long time, and literally
hundreds of their boats can be found everywhere. Very nice looking and

easy construction. My personal favorite is their 'Weekender'.

http://www.stevproj.com/


Wow, thats an excellent looking project boat! Thanks for the link.
Certainly simpler than any of the other boats I've looked at. I like their
approach to sails and rigging. You could certainly replace most rigging at
walmart.

Just for the record, none of the Stevensons Projects boats are
suitable for blue water. They are flat bottomed boats, and none, not
even the Vacationer, have anywhere close to the interior "sitting head
room" that you would get on some of the other sailboats. I built and
still love my Weekender, but these boats are unballasted large
dinghys, not blue water sailers! And especially not if you plan to
spend a few nights a year sleeping on them. They are great fun for
day sailing, though.

Whatever you choose, finding a good on-line community of folks who
have built the boat is a very good thing.
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