Thanks for the great input. there is a great website I found ...
http://pocketcruiserguide.com/BoatsUbuild.htm
This site has a ton of great links.
What do you think the most popular home built boat is?
I am looking for a small boat, with a cabin. The cabin will be used
for gear rain shelter and maybe over a over night trips. I would like
to have this boat small enough to stay in my garage. To fit this bill
I am adding two new boats to the list for you guys to check out.
The Weekender
http://www.stevproj.com/PocketYachts.html
and
Hartley TS16 Trailer Sailer They are claming 10,000 of these boats
have been made.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/youngenr/ts16/
Now I am more confused than ever... I like them all
but I think the Weekender or the Minuet is in the lead.
Rick Tyler wrote in message . ..
On 11 Mar 2004 08:35:19 -0800, (Randall) wrote:
For my next boat I want to make a small sail boat. I want to use
this boat in river and the bay. There are two boats I am looking at,
the Glen-17 and the Minuet (15).
I've always thought the Glen-17 looked nice in pictures, but in that
size range I would definitely consider Sam Devlin's Nancy's China
(http://www.devlinboat.com/dcnancyschina.htm) and Winter Wren
(http://www.devlinboat.com/dcwinterwren.htm). I saw examples of both
these boats at the Pt. Townsend Wooden Boat Festival last year. They
look even sweeter in person than they do in pictures. For a more
modern boat in the same size range, I would consider the short version
of Mertens' Vagabond (which can be built in either 18- or 20-foot
versions).
If you can live without the little cabin, I would consider the Core
Sound boats suggested by another poster, as well as the CK-17 from
http://www.boatplans-online.com/products.php?id=13. Something about a
minimalist camp cruiser appeals to me, but then I have Puget Sound to
explore.
Good luck.
Rick Tyler