On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 09:33:39 +0000, brad wrote:
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Thank you all for any insights you can provide. I appreciate your experience.

Brad

Just for fun (and learning about s&g) you might want to build Gavin Atkins'
"mouseboat". It's 8ft long, costs about $150 and a weekend or two to build, and
the plans are free! I built one for my Lady (who is not "petite") and we're both
amazed at how well the boat handles. Here are some pics:

http://www.user.dccnet.com/lsumpter/Lily/

You can get the plans at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mouseboats/

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36

Thanks for the link Lloyd. She's lovely.

As for the boat, looks like a fun build, and talk about minimal
risk... I'd have to reserve her use for very calm days, as we have a
fair bit of wind and current here on my stretch of the coast, but it
does look like a fun first time boat. Thanks again.


"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message Just for fun (and learning about s&g) you might want to build Gavin Atkins'
"mouseboat". It's 8ft long, costs about $150 and a weekend or two to build, and
the plans are free! I built one for my Lady (who is not "petite") and we're both
amazed at how well the boat handles. Here are some pics:

http://www.user.dccnet.com/lsumpter/Lily/

You can get the plans at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mouseboats/

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36