> I finished a MC 13 a month ago. yes I bang my paddle (not my knuckles
> though) the rub rails, not on the coaming. it does tend to lean to both
> sides but I don't have enuf experience to compare to other boats. I've
> never seen one with FG cloth on the deck. mine weighs less than 40 lbs
> even with the bottom panel made of 1/4" luan. the most $$ in wood was
> gonna be the 6mm okoume, (and in the panel with least flex) so I saved $50
> in cost by making the change. I wouldn't want to try to bend the sheer and
> bilge panel with luan. I was thinking of changing the next boat by taking
> 1" off the sheer all aound to get closer to the waterline. The boat
> has so much bouyancy that you can turn it on its side in the water but
> still water won't be in the cockpit because it floats so high.

> addison

Take a look at Pygmy Boats "Coho" or "Osprey". They have the deck angling down at the gunwhale so you don't knock your knuckles. I really like the looks of the Mill Creek 13 but I would like to see one with a top deck like the Coho or Osprey, yet have the 29 inch beam and 13 foot length. Also that flat bottom bothers me. I built a pram with a shallow V hull and like the balance it has, somewhat like a rounded hull. Do you know of anyone with a design like that?