Jim,
This is a great looking boat. I'm looking forward to paddling it at Meet at the Beach in Holland, Mi. next June !

: This has been a long project. I started the whole thing in January
: ’09 and finally got my day job toned down in November ’11 so
: I could work on this in earnest. This boat has been a joy to
: build.

: I used 3/16” strips and followed Rob Macks builder’s
: suggestions for the most part. The hull is northern white cedar
: that was selected to be as dark as possible. The hull pattern is
: redwood and western red cedar (sapwood). The outer stems are
: maple and cherry.

: The deck is mostly redwood with poplar for the lightning bolt. The
: onlay’s are from CLC. I especially like the way the Turtle
: came out, he blends in perfectly on the redwood. The cockpit rim
: is stacked 5mm plywood with carbon fiber on the inner face to
: cover the plywood edges. I originally had the CF on the top of
: the coaming lip too but it didn’t lay down flat enough and
: when I sanded the bubbles out the wood was showing through too
: much.

: The outer hull is glassed with 6 oz satin weave S-glass and the
: rest of it is glassed with 4 oz E-glass. The finish is a 2-part
: automotive clear coat.

: For those who haven’t looked at it, the Fast Double is just that;
: fast. With a beam of 21” and a 25.5’ OAL it’s long,
: skinny, and a great way to cover serious distances.

: Many thanks to those who’ve posted pictures of their boats and
: patterns. I couldn’t have done this without this forum.

: The rest of the pictures are posted here:
: http://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3933320407844&id=1124804339&set=a.3933313407669.2138493.1124804339&refid=56&m_sess=1e7yZt-B1IA-SM4