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Re: Launching: Shooting Star
By:Ken Katz
Date: 11/14/2001, 10:05 am
In Response To: Re: Launching: Shooting Star (Rob Macks)

: The boat looks great Ken, good job!

: I'm surprized that the finished width of your SS is 21" because that's
: the width it is designed at. If you reduced the forms by 3% your finished
: width should be 20". You must have let the hull and deck spread a bit
: before the interior surfaces were glassed.

: As far as I know you are the first to finish a Shooting Star. I'm happy that
: you like the design.

: All the best,

: Rob Macks
: Laughing Loon CC&K
: www.LaughingLoon.com

Rob- On the plans that I have, station #7 is 21" wide before it is stripped. Adding the thickness of 2 strips and glass puts a finished boat over 21 3/8". My reducing the stations put me very close to 21" after stripping. It is splitting hairs, I know, and it probably did not make a huge difference in the way the boat performs. I figured that at 150lbs. a little less volume couldn't hurt. Thanks again for a beauty.

Ken

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Shooting Star *Pic*
Ken Katz -- 11/14/2001, 1:10 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Richard Kohlstrom -- 11/27/2001, 11:27 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Ken Katz -- 11/28/2001, 8:02 pm
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Greg Root -- 11/15/2001, 8:14 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Rob McLemore -- 11/21/2001, 9:27 pm
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Ken Katz -- 11/16/2001, 12:52 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
paul macintyre -- 11/14/2001, 9:09 pm
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 11/14/2001, 7:15 pm
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Ken Finger -- 11/14/2001, 4:22 pm
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Ken Katz -- 11/14/2001, 4:52 pm
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
ken -- 11/14/2001, 3:36 pm
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Ken Katz -- 11/14/2001, 3:48 pm
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
ken -- 11/14/2001, 6:15 pm
Great job! *NM*
LisaS -- 11/14/2001, 12:08 pm
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Wesley Gross -- 11/14/2001, 10:47 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Ken Katz -- 11/14/2001, 11:42 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Rob Macks -- 11/14/2001, 8:29 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Ken Katz -- 11/14/2001, 10:05 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Rob Macks -- 11/14/2001, 12:45 pm
Re: Shooting Star changes
Wes Tanaka -- 11/14/2001, 1:53 pm
Re: Shooting Star changes
Rob Macks -- 11/14/2001, 5:53 pm
Re: Shooting Star changes
Paul Lund -- 11/15/2001, 4:02 am
An exquisite boat! Enjoy!! *NM*
Bob Deutsch -- 11/14/2001, 7:04 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
John Monfoe -- 11/14/2001, 5:48 am
Re: Launching: Shooting Star
Chip Sandresky -- 11/14/2001, 2:14 am