: Hi Peter -
: I was under the impression Nick's prototype was intended as a surf playboat.
: I'm thinking about something like the Hobie or Scupper that you could fish
: from, swim, photograph, etc. Although Nick's approach sure could be used
: for a different hull design. That scupper hole was pretty darn clever.

My SOT is more of a touring/fishing boat than a surf boat. The surf boat is a different design. I have played around with some ideas for a strip SOT, but got around to finishing a S&G version first. Now that I have worked out some of the construction details I may be more ready to take on a stripper.