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Everything about the boat screams "amateur, lubberly effort." It
looks
like a toy designer drew the thing. Is it going to be built in Japan
at
the Tonka factory?...

Really? With the limited plans on hand it looks like a shallow,
fairly fast day boat for science work in protected waters to me...
Boats are built to specific services. They shouldn't all look alike.
To me, the most curious bit of this design is the keel arrangement.

FWIW, I've been happy with my Lifeline (tm) AGMs, too.

-- Tom.


Since when does a "dayboat" need berths? You know as well as I do that
the boat can and will stay out for more than a day.

AGM batteries are good but they are overpriced by at least 4X. You
could put together a lithium ion bank for the same price that would last
longer, hold more charge and charge more quickly . . .

Wilbur Hubbard