....
Everything about the boat screams "amateur, lubberly effort." It looks
like a toy designer drew the thing. Is it going to be built in Japan at
the Tonka factory?...

Really? With the limited plans on hand it looks like a shallow,
fairly fast day boat for science work in protected waters to me...
Boats are built to specific services. They shouldn't all look alike.
To me, the most curious bit of this design is the keel arrangement.

FWIW, I've been happy with my Lifeline (tm) AGMs, too.

-- Tom.