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Looking good although can not see the very fine detail.
However at this stage do NOT forget limber holes for drainage all the way thru to the transom along each floor and topside stringer. Then...

Name of the blobster says it all - just plain ugly. Look at Ross Lillestone's designs; around the right size, handsome craft with excellent performance. Ross Lillistone - A Passion for Wooden Boats...

Hi Ralph,
By heck, you must be very old to remember all that; I am 74 :B
I thought of the JollyBoat helping to kill the Gwen 20 after my posting 16 April; you could add the 5o5 to the FD on the...

Hi all,
Way back in the early 1950's I sailed an old VJ from the old Albert Sailing Club at the north end of the Lake close to the back of the VFL home ground of South Melbourne FC.
It was mixed...

Hi mc

Tohatsu outboards are very well regarded here in W.A. by professional fishermen (estuary ones with lower powered outboards) with good reason - reliable.

Re painting, I used normal good...

This Storer hi performance skiff looks great.

BUT what is the status of the 12 ft " Son of Goat" which was an alternate to the hi-perf 12'
Is there still a 'project' to get the more genuine...

Hi Helconia54,

The 22 square metre is, by my unbiased eye, the best looking keel yacht ever drawn and built. The proportions are beautiful, they are an absolute delight to sail; they just "hiss"...

Hi Labr@

If you have the contact details for the builder of the Kudzu Shad SoF in Mandurah would you please pass on my contact details below and ask him/her to contact me to compare info/pics etc...

Hi Hellconia and Michael,

No, your family's yacht is not a Thunderbird . They are about 26' long, single chine yacht originally designed for amateur construction by the Plywood Manufacturers...

Hi all,
The build story of my YOST Sea Cruiser.
When I first spotted a pic on the Internet of a SoF being held above the head with one hand I knew I had to get/make one to replace my nice...

Dan,
Thanks for the PM response.

Very glad to hear you will stick to off-the-beach sailing around Cockburn Sound, a Goat Island Skiff looks fairly appropriate for that.

Sailing an openboat...