"David Bosworth" wrote in message ...
I think your coming down a bit harsh on the guy, I have seen canoes and
those small squareish kayaks go through better water than that.
The pro's might not build anything this small because it would be tough to
make a buck in this size boat. In fact I don't remember seeing the length of
his crafts mentioned on his site.
Having built a few small boats yourself I'm sure you would agree with me
that there is about as much work in a boat that size as one a little bit
larger and alot more useful.
Always enjoy your input.
--
From the rocky shores of the Skykomish river
David Bosworth
http://www.premier1.net/~daveb/


OOOPs.. I did not look at your boats carefully enough, it seems yours
are also 7 1/2 feet long, sorry. Anyway, also note that you are on a
river that is quite different than the one in the origional posters
link. As far as seeing canoes and squarish kayaks go through water
like that, they are designed to take that kind of water, also, many in
those kind of boats, in that kind of water expect to take an
occasional swim, you do not want to do that in a driftboat with a load
of equipment! With a flat bottom, straight sided boat, you need a
little size and height to be anything but a flat water boat. Even
larger skiffs are pretty wet when you get into wakes and any wind at
all. As to the work in building a smallboat being equal to a larger
more useful boat, you are right, maybe more work. But I was actually
talking about professional designers getting in on this one, not
necessarily builders. Also, I charge more for an 8foot pram of okoume
and mahogany than the guy down the road charges for a 16 foot ext ply
skiff, almost double so that is not really an issue for me. Also note
that I only build when I feel like it, not as a way of making a living

Scotty, trying to keep up... I know Steve hates the "..." (dot dot
dot) thing as I read the cruising group too!