: Hi Pete,

: I sorry to say that I have not paddled either of the two enough to make a
: good comparison. I am very happy with both of them so far! I figure that
: the 18' does track a little stronger than the 17' both because of length
: and weight. I paddled on a very windy day Sunday and observed no weather
: cocking. The boat paddles just as Nick describes, I find it's secondary
: stability Great! You can really lean over and turn nicely. I have not
: tried rolls yet. I'm Not crazy it's to cold for that still! As far as my
: modification I kept the bow and stern identical no change in spacing 1/2,
: 1 and 2 I left same for the stern 15, 16 and 16-1/2. I spaced the rest of
: the forms evenly to make up the difference for 18'. When I finish I did a
: little tweaking to make sure everything was fare. I hope this helps!
: either way Nicks boats are beautiful!

Much thanks for info on your design changes. what was your thinking in the only stretch the forms for the middle section?

thanks again, Pete czerpak albany, NY