Reading between the lines of your original post, I am guessing that you have
some, but not extensive, experience in boats of the size and style you are
considering. (My apologies if I am mistaken) But you don't say WHY you
want to build a boat.

If your primary purpose is that you love working with your hands, and are
looking to spend weekends for a year or two on a project, then you are on
the right track. Likewise if you have investigated every production boat
out there, and none meets your specific requirements.

But I suspect you just want to get out on the water, in an affordable,
reliable, safe boat. If this is the case, building your own is probably the
most expensive, frustrating way to do so. You will do FAR better looking at
used fiberglass or aluminum boats, built 10 to 30 years ago, by a reputable
manufacturer. There are many good ones available, suited to just your
needs. You will get out on the water this spring, for less money, and if
you find it's not the perfect boat for you, it will have a far higher resale
value than a home-built.

Good luck!
Sal's Dad

PS. You can safely ignore Pers. He's shown himself to be a single-minded
nutcase dreamer. To date none of his boats have been built.


"TBirdMan1986" wrote in message
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tsunami longboat looks cool but there arnt any plans or specs and i def
need both. The tolmaskiff looks ok but its not realy what im lookin
for. I dont really need all that. Just a good quick boat that can carry
6 people without trouble across and opening into the bay/intercoastal.
A cabin would be added later if at all.