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Bluefin this time
By:Lloyd E. Peterson
Date: 12/21/2004, 5:05 am
In Response To: Re: Bluefin vs Watersdancing Solace 18EX (Joe)

: If you want to build a S& G from plans, Shearwater boats are a good one
: to look at.

I decided on the Shearwater Bluefin and have bought the kit.

It is narrower than the Solace 18EX and has more rocker. These factors make it a bigger change from my first S&G, a Chesapeake Light Craft 17LT, and I'm exploring by bounding the range I'm looking in, rather than edging toward a solution. I expect that the 21 inch beam of Bluefin is as narrow as I will ever go.

Yes the designers are very accomodating and I learned much my conversations with Waters Dancing and Shearwater.

Messages In This Thread

I too built a 17LT and am looking
Lloyd E. Peterson -- 12/12/2004, 11:22 pm
Re: I too built a 17LT and am looking
LeeG -- 12/14/2004, 1:08 pm
Bluefin vs Watersdancing Solace 18EX *Pic*
Lloyd E. Peterson -- 12/14/2004, 8:12 pm
Re: Bluefin vs Watersdancing Solace 18EX
Joe -- 12/21/2004, 2:10 am
Bluefin this time
Lloyd E. Peterson -- 12/21/2004, 5:05 am