"Karsten" wrote in message alkaboutboats.com...
Thanks for the answers above.

What do you think about the small hydroplane or runabout kits available
from Clark Craft or Glen-L?

What would be the main concerns for using inboard motors versus outboard
motors? Clark Craft sells plans for a 9' inboard runabout and I am
wondering what drawbacks are there to that concept.

Karsten

I think you need to really look at the time constraints, you need to
stick to a quick outboard in my opinion. 50 kids, one quarter of
school, one hour a day. Thats about 45 days, minus a few toward the
end of the year. Let's say with the "too many cooks" scenario and the
"hurry up and wait" characteristics of epoxy and such you average 2
solid manhours of work a day, That's 80 hours labor for your boat.
Even with loads of equipment and good solid background, it is going to
take a firsttimer more than 80 accumulated hours of labor to build
most of the boats we are discussing here from my experience, not
trying to be a downer here, just throwing something on the table for
discussion. I am not saying it can't be done, but if you bite off more
than you can chew, everyone will be dissappointed.
Scotty