Had any of these "bad comment" people actually sailed the boat?

I dont think so. In fact I think only one has been built and I am led to
believe that that sails fine.
Its just a lot of work to buid if it isnt right when finished.

Looking at the profile it seems similar to many other designs.

Such as
http://www.zeglarstwo.sail-ho.pl/szt...rplan.html#dok

to name one free one. And many other similar designs.


I like that one better, I think. The double chine will add building time
but it will sail much better. From these drawings, it's hard to tell what
the finished boat will look like. It might not look as well-proportioned
as the first one. A foam panel in the head of the mainsail would be better
than a masthead float IMHO.


I also like the look of this but the building seems more complicated.
I have only built one boat so far and that was a v bottomed sailing dingy of
10 foot length.



Does anyone here have any opinions on this.


Boy do we ever!


LOL


Would you consider building in foam core instead of plywood? It's more
expensive of course, but the boat would come out weighing approx 1/2 as
much. The boat would sail *much* better and be easier to handle overall.
You could then add ballast for stability and still have a lighter better
boat. No worries about rot, either.


Its not something I had really considered yet. I did have a quick look for
foam core suppliers in the UK and I couldnt find any with reasonable prices.
Maybe they are out there but I couldnt find them

Thanks for your help

Brian