Evan Gatehouse wrote:
Bob La Londe wrote:
It was pretty cool. Not the prettiest boat I ever saw, but I was impressed
with how firm that little boat was.

I was pulling into a little sporting goods store, and the fellow pulling the
boat pulled into the gas station out front. I just had to go out and chat
with the guy a bit.

One thing that has been scaring me off on boat building is the 1/4" plywood.
I know that fiberglass is incredibly strong, and a 1/4" or more of
fiberglass wouldn't phase me a bit. BUT, I can put my fist through a piece
of 1/4 ply without hurting my hand.

After I chatted with the guy a bit I tapped on the hull and asked if it was
1/4." Seemed solid. I smacked it harder, and it didn't even flex. Wow.
Ply with glass on both sides is incredibly strong. I wonder how it will
hold up to impact with an ironwood stump fishing some little backwater in
the river?

The boat was a small planing Garvey. The fellow claimed he could get 35 MPH
out of it. Seems awfully fast for such a small boat to be safe, but then I
supposed some people say that about me when I buzz by them in my bass boat
at 65-70 mph.

I'm gonna have to make me one of those. LOL. I don't have any small motors
laying around though. The smallest I have is an old 50, so I guess I'll
have to start with something as bit bigger. Not much though.

Sounds like my GV13 (sold at Bateau). 35 MPH is a fair bit faster
than I expected anybody to be going. I shall have to upgrade the
scantlings a bit. I was thinking more like 25 MPH as top speeds.

Evan Gatehouse

I am wondering why Bateau called their GV13 as "inspired from the
Classis Boston Whaler 13". The Boston-Whaler-13 seems to have a
tri-hulls and the GV13 is nothing like that (based on the pictures in
Bateau web site). What's make the GV13 similar to the
Boston-Whaler-13? Does GV13 also provide a wide boat body for good
stability? Does GV13 also provide a roomy interior space for seating?
What does GV13 have to give up by not using a tri-hull design?

I must say that I am quite interested in Boston-Whaler-13 when it was
shown in ShipShape-TV. Therefore, I would like to hear more about it
and its look-a-like.

Any info is appreciated.

Jay Chan