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Re: play boats
By:Hafte
Date: 11/21/2000, 3:58 pm
In Response To: play boats (Berkeley C.)

: Does anybody make a real playboat kit/design? Hunt Johnston used to make his
: Wave Witches out of plywood/fiberglass, but those aren't available in plan
: form. Pygmy makes the Arctic Tern 14, but it's flat keel line probably
: makes it too slow a turner. The Guillemot Play looks like fun, but it
: still pretty big for serious surf action. I'm talking about something 9-13
: feet with pronounced chine, planing ability etc.

Go to the link below. Check out the sketches link. I don't have plans, but you can see what I have done to make my boats with some explanation. I plan to add more as I can. I'm building stuff along the line of the new play boats. So far the boats surf/play great and are holding up OK.

Hafte

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play boats
Berkeley C. -- 11/9/2000, 3:38 pm
Re: play boats
Hafte -- 11/21/2000, 3:58 pm
Re: play boats
peter czerpak -- 11/29/2000, 8:19 am
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Billy Shrum -- 11/10/2000, 9:25 pm
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Berkeley C. -- 11/26/2000, 2:42 pm
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Berkeley C. -- 11/13/2000, 11:03 am
Re: play boats
Billy Shrum -- 11/13/2000, 6:47 pm
Re: play boats
peter czerpak -- 11/10/2000, 9:55 am
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Berkeley C. -- 11/10/2000, 12:02 pm