The variety is one of the things that keeps the IC interesting. I have had multiple versions of kicker/boom/ gooseneck arrangements, and really believe there is little to chose between them. I get confused by knock on effects, and try to have the parts of my boats do one thing at a time. For example...

Currently in the tent and looking for homes: Sock Puppet, really just the hull, the seat is pretty toasted and the mast was reclaimed by John Williamson to go with the new Machete he took to building. Lust Puppet was Bill Beaver's second National Canoe design, Built by John Williamson. We can cobble...

Scott McInerney has ponied up for the cut file.
So someone is doing something.
I am developing a female building jig which will be to the outside of whatever planking the builder chooses.
So composite panels can be pushed into place and tabbed together.
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There was some interest in Machete at the Worlds. I think the boat demonstrated that it was competitive. People felt they would feel willing to build a boat to this plan, but were unwilling to pay for the plywood kits. Then there were those who wanted to build a hull simplified to make sheet constru...

I have the profile and plan view of Bill Beavers No Go 55. I do not have the section shapes. This is his optimized Nethercot, which measures in to the one design class, but is not the same shape as the DKV shape that most associate with the Nethercot. The DKV is identified by the small near chine on...

I believe that KC10 was the prototype King Ferry Canoe. It was built a little differently than the later boats in that it had a 1/4" aft deck instead of a 3/16" aft deck. It also had first generation lack of stringers in the bottom and was not as stiff as the later boats ( which also weren't very st...

That, my friend, is a Saroca. I boat that was supposed to be a sailboat rowing boat and canoe all in one thermoformed package. They were going to take over the world with this great concept, but didn't. There were a wide variety of reasons for this, but mostly the boat wasn't really good enough. You...

There are a bunch of old ICs in Michigan in the hands of Don Campbell. There are some King Ferry boats and the best boat of the lot is probably Hearts and Crabs , which was the boat I built for Bob Greenlee in 1984 or so. None would be competitive, but would probably be pretty good rides. Don collec...

https://youtu.be/UhWzPG4GV8Q
They do it it Texas.
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Not to nit pick: USA 249 is "Log Theory Mk 1" And USA 250 is "Log Theory Mk 2" Story goes like this: After 2007 I thought, "I bet you can build Chris' String Theory" design or something very close to it using Phil Stevenson's "Hollow Log" tortured ply technique." What followed was a request for Chri...

Good question! In the bad old days, the fundamental fixed point was the bottom corner of the stern. However this point wasn't necessarily always in the same place. This was particularly true of the "fish tail" boats built by Colin Brown and John Ellis which has a hinged rudder box that went clear ou...

This is the ACA Sailing Challenge Trophy which is competed annually at the ACA Encampment at Sugar Island.
Famously won by Uffa Fox, and many lesser Americans.
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Criteria for Judging a Dive 0: Completely Failed ½ - 2: Unsatisfactory 2½ - 4½: Deficient 5 - 6½: Satisfactory 7 - 8: Good 8½ - 9½: Very good 10: Excellent Five Basic Elements of a Dive When judging a dive, five basic elements need to be considered with equal importance before awarding a score. Star...

Sorry to hear.
I hope the boats are amusing in Heaven.
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Because it doesn't just follow he butts. After it turns the bilge it becomes "waterlines" except that it isn't necessarily parallel to the DWL. The sheer height does not have to be the same across the 2 meter span, so the tape will angle a bit as if you were sanding with a long board. Working on the...