"Karsten" wrote in message alkaboutboats.com...
Hello:

I am looking for a set of plans for a group of High School students to
build a small, fast, and stable power/speedboat. It should not go much
faster than 30mph, feel much faster, be stable in a chop and in turns,
hold one person,

Some very contradictory requirements here, you will not get them all.
I posted another response somewhere in this thread but I forgot to
mention the stats. Skimmer, with myself (160 lbs) and about 100 lbs
equipment, my skimmer clocked out at 19.5 mph over a three mile
course, flat water, no traffic. But again, stable in a chop and in
turns, hold one person, easy to build, cheap, lays golden eggs etc...
you can't have it all. Another boat you may consider is the Herring
Skiff, available for free from Ira, there is a link on my website
(smallboats.com) to those plans, but the best bet would be Diablo if
you could build it in time, just my opinion.
Scotty, ugh, snapped a gunnel, customers boat too! Argh, I love this
sport.


and be appropriate for being build by 10 students in
about quarter of a year with one hour of building time per day. I would
like to experiment with the engine to run as environmentally friendly as
possible. Budget: $1500. Used engines could be available. I have never
build a boat, but have plenty of construction and mechanical experience.

Any recommendations for plan sets?
Outboard or inboard? Why?
Any other tips/links/etc?

Thank you so much!

Karsten