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I can't wait to see your progress with this project. I think it's a great idea. I've been eyeing several of Jacques' designs for aluminum construction. I built the PK78 in aluminum as a proof of concept and it worked out great! Good luck to you with this project.

Nice work! She's beautiful!

I bought those plans a while ago but I haven't started the project yet, too busy with other tasks.

How is the ride? Can you share any performance numbers with us?

Nice looking boat! Great idea.

WOW! Nice work!

Thanks for the help Jacques. Its all clear to me now and I'll be back in the shop working on the boat tonight! I'll post some pics when the project starts to look like something.

Hello Jacques, Thanks for the speedy reply. Yes, we are talking about sheet D220/6. The issue is with the second drawing from the top and I think your 24” measurement is the answer to my question. However, you now opened up another question... On this same sheet (D220/6), in your answer, you called ...

Hello All, I am in the process of scribing / lofting out all of the parts for the HM-19. I am pretty far into the process and this is my second Bateau boat, so I feel that I have a pretty good grasp of the process and I am comfortable with it. Thats why I'm surprised that I’m stumped here... My prob...

I also kept VERY close watch of my time on this project. From the time that I opened the plans envelope to splash time as you see in these pics, I have 23 hours in the project. The plans call out for 30. I believe I can have the boat painted and "show ready" before I get to the 30 hour mar...

I was totaly guessing about the 75 pounds. I'll try to get a more acurate measurement before it leaves the shop and I'll post back to you guys. This boat is made of 1/8" aluminum. If I build another PK78, I will use a lighter gauge metal. 1/8" was not needed. In the swamp test, the water l...

I used 1/8" throughout. I should have used thinner material. 1/8" was not necessary. I was worried about warping so I went heavy.