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Re: Off Topic: Risk of designing my own?
By:Johnathan
Date: 6/2/2010, 1:47 pm
In Response To: Off Topic: Risk of designing my own? (Will N To Go)

: Or just vote:
: ___ Go ahead, good luck
: ___ Quit worrying, just build the Mystery

: Thanks for reading, and any advice.
: Will

I would vote Go Ahead, but with a different build suggestion. I think SOF is a brilliant way of prototyping design ideas. Sure, you are limiting yourself to harder chines, but you can make so many changes off the fly based off of instinct and your eye. Especially if you build S&G, you won't have that flexibility at all. Added to the flexibility, the prototype (which could be awful) will only cost you $300-$400, and will be on the water faster. AND, if you immediately determine something you wanna change, you can take the skin off and modify, without wasting all of the previous work.

Just my thoughts. I designed my own boat last year and I am still in the process of finishing it... And with a SOF you can even skip the computer and work off simple drawings if you'd like~

~Johnathan

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Risk of designing my own?
Will N To Go -- 5/30/2010, 1:57 pm
Re: Off Topic: Risk of designing my own?
Johnathan -- 6/2/2010, 1:47 pm
Second the prototype idea *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/2/2010, 4:00 pm
Re: Second the prototype idea
Will N To Go -- 6/3/2010, 4:13 pm
consider Baidarka designs
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/2/2010, 1:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/1/2010, 9:59 am
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Craig -- 6/2/2010, 1:20 am
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Mike Bielski -- 6/1/2010, 1:28 am
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PatrickC -- 5/30/2010, 7:12 pm
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Will N To Go -- 5/31/2010, 8:10 pm
Re: Off Topic: Risk of designing my own? *PIC*
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 6/1/2010, 2:29 am
Re: Off Topic: Risk of designing my own?
Paul Hansen -- 5/31/2010, 11:06 pm
Re: Off Topic: Risk of designing my own? *PIC*
Aaron Locke - Washington Wood Craft -- 5/31/2010, 9:36 pm
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Allan -- 5/30/2010, 5:52 pm
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Sam McFadden -- 5/30/2010, 3:09 pm