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<span class="excerpt_part">...and sheer stringers. Although perhaps it was a mistake, I felt more <strong>com</strong>fortable covering the bottom first, then <strong>com</strong>pletely cutting away the port and starboard overhangs and using them separately afterwards for the sides. This called for a continuous overlap along the chines, and amidships I found that my overlap was a little scant. Maynard Bray A simple building jig...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...down the road. Kits for the DragonFlyer, as well as finished boats, are available from Brooks Boats Designs; http://brooksboatsdesigns<strong>.com</strong> Brooks Boats Particulars: LOD 10&rsquo;8&Prime; LWL 10&rsquo;7&Prime; Beam 4&rsquo;6&Prime; Draft, board up 5&Prime; board down 2&rsquo;9&Prime; Hull weight 100 lbs Sail area: Cat 44 sq ft Sloop 59 sq ft Large sloop 68 sq ft Spinnaker 35 sq ft Brooks Boats...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...of it amusing and pleasurable indeed) designing, fabricating, and rigging all of the <strong>com</strong>forts that will make a campcruising adventure a pleasure. The NorseBoat is a <strong>com</strong>plete, well-conceived, and well-executed package that will save all that time and trouble. Let&rsquo;s get one and go play boats! NorseBoat Particulars LOA: 17&prime; 6&Prime; Beam: 5&prime; 2&Prime; Draft: 9&Prime;/3&prime; 1&Prime; Displacement: 530 lbs...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...her water-tight storage <strong>com</strong>partments full with clothes, blankets, air mattresses, tools, and cooking utensils, and still found plenty of room left over. She can <strong>com</strong>fortably sleep two and in a pinch can sleep three on the insert that converts her horseshoe-shaped seats into a big berth. Garden acknowledged that the gunter rig is a <strong>com</strong>plication; however, it is not without...</span>

<span class="excerpt_part">...is easy. With the hull <strong>com</strong>pleted, I barely looked at the plans and simply cut the decks, seats, and cockpit sole to fit. Need advice in the middle of the build? Go to the John Welsford builders group at Groups.yahoo<strong>.com</strong>/-group/jwbuilders. Past, current, and prospective builders all take part in the discussion of understanding plans, techniques, and design for Welsford&rsquo;s boat....</span>