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by cracked_ribs
Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:23 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: C19 Stretch and re-build - Launched!!
Replies: 426
Views: 46894

Re: C19 Stretch and re-build - Engine on!

That boat is looking fantastic - really stoked to see the successful rebuild and stretch. I think you and I have similarly busy schedules so I am not checking in here quite as often now but this is one I am really chafing at the bit to see performance reports on once it's back in service. Your descr...
by cracked_ribs
Thu Nov 25, 2021 12:19 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: At last a build thread: CR16 skiff
Replies: 427
Views: 37836

Re: At last a build thread: CR16 skiff

Thanks guys - I have definitely tried to apply the various things I've learned, I'll say that. I am really happy with how the skiff turned out - the thing I find really shocking about it is that I can keep it on plane in conditions I probably wouldn't run my big deep V glass tank into. I guess this ...
by cracked_ribs
Wed Nov 24, 2021 2:02 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: At last a build thread: CR16 skiff
Replies: 427
Views: 37836

Re: At last a build thread: CR16 skiff

Thanks very much - I can't remember if I've said this before but I used to get annoyed whenever people said to me "you're so lucky you have X" because generally speaking, they have no idea what I went through to get it, and so often, the thing they were commenting on was some material item...
by cracked_ribs
Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:07 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: At last a build thread: CR16 skiff
Replies: 427
Views: 37836

Re: At last a build thread: CR16 skiff

Well, personally, I've been extremely lucky, thank you for asking - it has been a little crazy with thousands of people evacuated and every major road from the rest of Canada down to the southwest coast washed out, some needing months to repair. They've instituted gas rationing in this part of the c...
by cracked_ribs
Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:16 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: C19 Stretch and re-build - Launched!!
Replies: 426
Views: 46894

Re: C19 Stretch and re-build - getting close now ...

This is one I'm really looking forward to seeing run again. I really like the slightly narrower shape of the stretched 19 vs the 21 and to fix that one up after the delamination nightmare...that's just a great outcome. Keep us posted!
by cracked_ribs
Mon Nov 15, 2021 10:39 am
Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
Topic: Where to sleep on the GV17?
Replies: 18
Views: 4386

Re: Where to sleep on the GV17?

Without doing the math, my guess is that if you put an effort into keeping the cabin build light, you'd be okay stability-wise with that exact cabin, but I think the one thing to consider there would be the hull depth. I'm not really knowledgeable about the GV series but the C series are really deep...
by cracked_ribs
Sun Nov 14, 2021 6:07 pm
Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
Topic: Where to sleep on the GV17?
Replies: 18
Views: 4386

Re: Where to sleep on the GV17?

Nobody who knows me well would argue with that for a second. But in reality, it was cannonballs and bulk lead that I know I'm not going to pour for a long time and I have been slowly relocating stuff I don't need for a while, that I don't want my kid to get into, to under my cabin. Of course, ammo f...
by cracked_ribs
Sat Nov 13, 2021 5:23 pm
Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
Topic: Where to sleep on the GV17?
Replies: 18
Views: 4386

Re: Where to sleep on the GV17?

If you're only ever going to run it with a 9.9, moving the console back won't really matter much. Pretty easy to shift loads around and have a boat that manages fine at low speeds. Just eyeballing the design it looks like the center console is designed to be in front of a cooler seat; if you do a st...
by cracked_ribs
Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:27 pm
Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
Topic: Tiller controls in 17 ft range
Replies: 13
Views: 3499

Re: Tiller controls in 17 ft range

Not necessarily...I have a full height bulkhead ahead of the motorwell. I don't find it to be an issue. Ideally, if you put the motor on a jackplate, you can run a longer shaft motor, and get the tiller up pretty high, which gets it even more space. But I ran a motor at first that needed to run lowe...
by cracked_ribs
Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:09 pm
Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
Topic: Tiller controls in 17 ft range
Replies: 13
Views: 3499

Re: Tiller controls in 17 ft range

Go fishing, I really like boats about that size with a tiller control. I was out on one today just tinkering with the engine height, at the tail end of a minor storm that's been dumping rain and wind on us here. I don't have much in the way of shelter on that boat but the space available for fishing...