Check out the boats he

http://fishyfish.com/tolmanskiff.html (scroll way down to find lots of
links to projects, pictures, etcetera)

These boats have a long strong reputation in Alaska in coastal waters and
people have done virtually everything with them from open with center or
side console to full-blown cabins on stretch versions of the longer ones.
You can ask questions of current builders and owners he

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tolmanskiff (Yahoo builders forum)

Brian



"TBirdMan1986" wrote in message
oups.com...
Ok Im def a newB to Boat building and such however my friend and i
would like to build a boat we could use around the intercoastal and in
the ocean for short distances. I was hoping i could build one that
would fit up to 6 people. I would like it to be anywhere from 18 to 24
feet long. We played with the idea of jet propulsion but am not 100 %
sure thats a good idea. So if anyone could explain the different hull
designs and places i could go and get some designs for building a power
boat that can move anywhere from 15 to 20 knots. Hold 6 people. Be
stable enough to withstand some waves (1-3 feet light/moderately
choppy).Relativley easy to build. Cost is an issue so hopefully it wont
cost too much. It soundslike im asking for alot. Any information and
help would be very appriciated.

Marcus Davis a.k.a T-BirdMan