Looks great. Thank you for the info you gave me the other day. I hope mine looks a good as yours when I'm finsihed.

Bryan

: The boat is waterproof but not finished; I launched.

: LOA 18', BOA 20-1/4", Depth aft of cockpit 7", Coaming lip height
: aft of cockpit 7", and low volume for a guy my size.

: Hull is 4mm okoume, deck is western red cedar. There are two bulkheads, each
: having a Beckson deckplate installed. Foot braces, seat, and backband are
: all minicel foam. I'm undecided about hatch installation; I made composite
: frames but have not installed them yet. I'm not sure that I need hatches
: as this boat was intended as a play boat, and I rarely take any cargo out
: for rolling practice.

: There seems to be a decent mix of primary and secondary stability. Initially,
: the boat is a bit tippy, but not at all scary. Layback is painless, as the
: coaming lip is way down at my pelvis. This is definately the boat for me
: to increase my somewhat limited boathandling skills. Unlike my Chesapeake
: LT17, the hull responds to a lean. The boat will alter course when edged.

: I have not had much of a variety of conditions for paddling. I have had it in
: a 2-3 foot swell, and in a very confused 2' short chop right before a
: rainstorm, in wind up to 15-18knots. The relatively smaller amount of
: stability was appreciated in these conditions, especially paddling along
: the waves. The ends are very low, which has some good and not so good
: consequences. As expected, the low volume of the bow tends to punch
: through the bigger waves. On the plus side, the hull is not affected much
: by wind.

: I will be bringing this boat to the Newfound Rendezvous, and I would
: appreciate comments from anyone who wishes to paddle it.