My wish list is quite simple like me...... But not short.
1. Matt's boat designing business would take off like a rocket from our space coast. Simple reason for this wish , Matt goes above and way beyond what any designer does today. He is someone who takes the builders requests to heart.
Something no one else does , or a very few of them and Matt can direct you to them.
2. Everyone would have the pleasure of building one or more of his great designs like a lot of us have done , then have a long , healthy retirement to really enjoy the boats of there dreams.
No ... NOT Matt , he has to keep designing the boats , so we get to enjoy them , He can't retire we have to keep him busy designing new boats for us.
3. Last or least and the most unimportant of my wishes since it only concerns me ..... If I could make up my frigging mind on which one to build the South Wind or the North Wind. I have never been in such an argument with my self about building a boat. The choices are to great , like the boats are but I will build one of them , that is a given. I have never had this argument with myself , it was simple in the past .. there it is build it.
Slick move on your part Matt for having both to chose from to drive me nut's since I drove you nut's on some of the prototypes I built for you .
One of these days I will decide..... Leaning towards the South Wind with three mm ply (1/8th inch ) my choice for the wood since I like working with it. Plus I want to take my time on the build.
I hate to say it but the building and seeing it come to life is more fun for me then the paddling it which is always a blast. Double pleasures in life today are hard to find but they are there if you know where to look.
Now if I could only make up my worn out mind on which one to build......... North or South.... South that is where I am.... Himmmmmmmm
Chuck.
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yeah Ditto1. Matt's boat designing business would take off like a rocket from our space coast. Simple reason for this wish , Matt goes above and way beyond what any designer does today. He is someone who takes the builders requests to heart.
Something no one else does , or a very few of them and Matt can direct you to them.
One of these days I will decide..... Leaning towards the South Wind with three mm ply (1/8th inch ) my choice for the wood since I like working with it. Plus I want to take my time on the build.
GO THE SOUTHWIND!!!!
Chuck mate, I am that confident that you will be delighted with the Southwind, that if you buy the plans and build this boat and are not completely satisfied with it, I WILL REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PLANS - NO QUESTIONS ASKED. This boat really is that good.
Me too!!!I hate to say it but the building and seeing it come to life is more fun for me then the paddling it which is always a blast. Double pleasures in life today are hard to find but they are there if you know where to look.
Regards,
Mick
JEMWATERCRAFT Swampgirl; Wadefish;Touring Pirogue;South Wind; P5 ;
Laker X 2, Sasquatch 16.5 T-V 15 Okwata 15:
Cobia 15 (under construction)
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JEMWATERCRAFT Swampgirl; Wadefish;Touring Pirogue;South Wind; P5 ;
Laker X 2, Sasquatch 16.5 T-V 15 Okwata 15:
Cobia 15 (under construction)
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Mick... Start a saving account , I am thinking of getting the kit since I have never built a boat designed by Matt from a kit.... Just plans without any instructions.
He knew I would never look at the plans so we saved some paper that way. And .. Yes the South wind is ahead in the race , but still will take some thinking. Did I ever say I am a long time standing member of the Proscrationars Union.
Chuck.
He knew I would never look at the plans so we saved some paper that way. And .. Yes the South wind is ahead in the race , but still will take some thinking. Did I ever say I am a long time standing member of the Proscrationars Union.
Chuck.
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Amateurs built the Ark...... Professionals built the Titanic
Visit some fine paddlers at The Southern Paddler
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Matt, in my mind's eye, I see a fleet of North & Southwind hulls as I had asked for. Varying bottoms with varying deck configurations. A flat bottom on one of the winds would be a design error, I'd think. This hull is meant to roam far waters, not slog the swamps.
Decked pirogues could carry the flat bottomed tradition in excellence.
And, should a paddler prefer no decks, then beefed up gunnels or coaming to carry the stress would do the job.
What I'm saying is, variation on a theme. One theme would be the Winds, the other theme would be pirogues. this provides a series of proven hulls, with many choices as to how to build and configure them.
Decked pirogues could carry the flat bottomed tradition in excellence.
And, should a paddler prefer no decks, then beefed up gunnels or coaming to carry the stress would do the job.
What I'm saying is, variation on a theme. One theme would be the Winds, the other theme would be pirogues. this provides a series of proven hulls, with many choices as to how to build and configure them.
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Wouldn't knock it. A few "representative example" hull configurations with various length decks fore and aft make a large array of boats. Variations on several themes.
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