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That looks like a lifetime of hard beachings all accomplished in 10 minutes! I think a GT 23 with a light pilothouse and some good bottom protection will be the ticket. If nothing else, the skills learned in building the GT will come in handy after a couple years on the water where experience will t...

I think for a first build, I don't want to go much bigger than 23'. The description of the 27' says it isn't really recommended as a planing hull. I suspect often the load will consist of fishing buddies which are easier to move around than cargo .Everyone's insights are much appreciated.

Thanks. When I get ready to pull the trigger on the build I will definitely talk things over with the designer just to make sure I'm not asking the boat to do something it isn't designed for.

Carrying a 4 wheeler would probably be more the exception than the rule, but I would like the ability to do so. I imagine there will have to be some compromises to accommodate the balancing issue both full and empty. Having a motor bracket on the back should allow me to move the cabin farther to the...

Thanks for the details on the strakes and ideas for sacrificial material. I think it would be a workable solution. Any thoughts on whether to build the performance version or the houseboat version? I would put a small cockpit towards the stern similar to the pictures in my first post. Also leaning t...

I'm in the Ketchikan area. There are a bunch of remote salmon and steelhead streams that I am looking to explore... The fastened aluminum runners is a good idea. I'm sure that I have the skills necessary to catch a big rock right between them, but overall it seems a good compromise. I was planning o...

Thanks. I built a strip canoe with my boy a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it (except perhaps sanding all the inner curves). I don't have any beam restrictions other than I want it to be fairly easily trailerable. My road system is pretty laid back when it comes to hauling things. I expect tha...

Thanks for the input. With so many good designs on the site, I've been struggling trying to figure out which is the easiest to adapt to what I have in mind.

Jared

All, I've spent the last couple of weeks reading through a lot of the past posts and there is a wealth of information on this site. I couldn't find a post that seemed to directly fit my situation so I figured I would appeal to the knowledge of the other members of the site. I'm am looking to build a...