ok those are valid questions. I'll do my best to answer:

-When I run into something new, for example I had someone ask my opinion
about making a fiberglass kayak from a mold, then I do research or ask
someone who I think will know to see if what I think makes sense. Better
to be safe then have pride. I frequently get requests to do power boats
that I say no to. 1) I prefer paddle power, 2) there's more to power
boats that others are simply better at. I'm not the final authority
expert by any means. I may dable in some in the future, but I'm in no
hurry. I want to enjoy this.

"Are you registered with the USCG for building? Just how many actual
boats have you built? Sold?"

-I don't build for resale. I have built for some friends who bought the
materials but I'm not a patient enough builder to be a good reseller.
Mine look good, but not great in my opinion. I build to be used, not for
looking at. No USCG registration. I've done 6 boats for myself, 2 others
for friends, and helped on a couple of power/sail boats. I've also done
a bunch of mock ups/tests to see how wood bends and reacts to certain
twists. The tests exceed, usually double, what I want to try. I use Home
Depot quality wood. If it passes those tests, then I feel better about
trying to incorporate them into my plans. The first lines of the Cape
Fear cause my wood to split. It was a total re-do.

"Do you test your boats before selling the plans, or build after like
the last photo you posted?" Reference above about mock ups for new model
ideas. I did build a prototype Sit On Top BEFORE the plans were cut
loose. I didn't post pictures because, quite frankly, it looked like
crap and I didn't think it looked professional enough to be put on the
website. When I finished it, I posted the pictures. That one has been a
nice seller for me. In the boat plans world, pictures=sales. CAD images
aren't so good. Just look at the reaction they get out of you.

I'm not an engineer of 30 years. Sorry if that's the impression I gave.

The estimated build times are "touch times". They don't include waiting
for epoxy to cure.

"Honestly, when you came here you did know you were coming to sell your
new cad plans, right? Do you
support your plans, and if you have not built them, how?"

I came to offer opinion, learn things and make people aware of my new
stuff. You'd be surprized the ideas you get just talking about boats.
Hopefully I'm helping inspire ideas in others. I support my plans by
knowing the safety factors I built into them and the various experiences
I've had building. I use my knowledge from my primary career as an
engineer to help shape the hulls but also make them builder friendly. I
work in a small custome assembly facility...only 100 people. So I'm not
a hard-core number crunching engineer. I'm a jack of many trades there.
I have the technical education...and Associates, BS, and Masters, but I
don't have the qualifications of Evan or Jacques. No secret or surpize
there. Books give you the foundation. It's how you apply your knowledge
that counts. That's a whole other discussion.

As for my list of friends, I'm not going to go there without them saying
it's cool. And it's a long list. I don't run every idea I have by them.
Just the ones I'm not sure about. Scott (not you Scotty), formally of
Wilderness Systems, has provided the most info.

Next questions! I am on vacation for a week starting this saturday. So
if you don't get me before then, I won't be able to answer your
inquisition. Get on it boy. Inquiring minds want to know! lol

Actually, I'd be surprized if someone else on this news group actually
gives a crap about our little conversation.