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Vic Smith Vic Smith is offline
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On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:11:18 -0700 (PDT),
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On Jun 2, 9:34Â*am, Vic Smith wrote:
I like this boat. Â*If I were a bit younger I would make one.
Fair sea boat, but that's ok.
I'll bet you could 20mpg if you power and prop it right.

http://www.carlsondesign.com/sneakesy.html

--Vic


Yeah, who else but Bolger? I had a guy come up from the south on
vacation years ago and he stopped by my shop as part of his trip. He
had brought his first boat up on a trailer to show me. It was a
smaller version of this type of hull, I forget the name off hand but
it was a Bolger something. Could be it was a good tool for his use but
I must admit, it was about the silliest thing I had ever seen in my
mind... Lately I have been drawing and studying more Gardner hulls,
but sometimes a box is just the right tool for the job. RIP Phil,
sorry I never met you.


Looks easy to build, and light for its length. Hull seems efficient
to move along.
Some think the Pontiac Aztec is ugly.
I think it's "cute." Makes me smile when I see one. Sometimes I even
break out laughing.

--Vic