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Jacques,

Do you see any structural issues if I were to make the aft portion of the deck(including the aft gunwales) out of teak? I'm also interested in hearing your response to the previous question.

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Capt H

Jacques, I'm going to be building the Short deck,closed transom. On dwg B248/4_OV the aft deck piece at it's narrowest point is 10", on Dwg B248/2_CT the piece I'll be using for the closed transom build is 8". Is this a mistake and if so which is correct? If the 10" is correct why is ...

Ryan,

Could I please get the PDF file also so I can update my plans

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Capt H

Will the current transom design accept Armstrong brackets also?

Jacques, I will be installing a bracket on my boat for twin OB's. I noticed in an earlier post, you stated that you will be working with Stainless Marine and new dwg's will be coming. Do I need to make the decison now as to who's bracket I will be using? Or will the transom design allow for a variet...

Jacques, Dwg B248/2_CT shows a piece(MW side) that is to be put in aft of frame H. My question is if you are building the boat with a full transom made from 5 identical pieces laminated together what is the purpose of the 1" offset on the MW Side piece that is located 21" from bottom of pi...

Jacques

Is the estimated hull weight of 1700lbs based on using Meranti wood?

Jacques,

I recently bought the plans for the CS25. Do you have any spped estimates for the boat equipped with twin OB's(max HP recommended).

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Capt H

Are there any estimates on speed based on the maximum recommended HP for the CS25. I'll be running the boat offshore out of NC and VA with twin OB's and sometimes those runs are long, so fuel may be an issue. I would also like to put recessed trim tabs on the boat, are there any foreseable problems ...