FS17 in Connecticut

[chopperman]

Very nice shade of Turquoise. It contrasts well with the black bottom and white deck

[steve292]

Thats a really nice colour, I like that a lot, what paint is it?
Nice finish you got as well
Steve

[whosmatt]

Not to the "yacht" quality Shine spoke of last week in another post but pretty darn good.

I'll say... looks great to me. If mine looks anywhere near that good I'll be very proud....

Looking forward to seeing more.

-Matt

[mjsands77]

Wow Boat looks great!! I really like the extended sheer line you did. Look of an OD w/o the flat bottom. Color really makes it-great choice-very fine work. You are inspiring me to get rolling on mine. I still go back and forth on the sheer line though. Really, like you results.

Mike

[remedy32]

Mike,
Thanks for the feedback. I'm happy with the way the extended sheer/bulwark has worked out but still am not a fan of the bow "droop" in the forward most 24" or so. I left it as drawn on the plan because I liked the overall design so much. If I were to start over again I would surely refair the sheerline from just in front of frame "C" to produce a single upward curve ending at he bow. Take a look for pictures of "JimMac's" FS17 done about 18 months ago. He actually refaired the bow with the boat nearly completed. I don't know how difficult it would be for Jacques to offer this shape as an option as I think it would please the eye of lots of potential builders here in the Northeast. Examples of the shapes I would like are the Bristol Skiff (17') and the Eastern 18; one a bit smaller one quite a bit bigger. Both much more costly!

As has been said before on the site "it's a New England thing".

Bill

[Cracker Larry]

As has been said before on the site "it's a New England thing"

Must be a Georgia thing too , because I really like the raised bow line myself. I'm going to have to figure that out when I build the AB23. Something about a flat sheer that doesn't strike me.

[chicagoross]

Nice looking paint job - love the color!

[remedy32]

Glad I'm not completely alone on this sheer line thing.

I admit to being a fan of the E18 below. That said, I'm very glad that I chose to build the FS17. It's going to be a great boat, I'm sure.

But,this sheer does just suit my eye better.



bill

[chicagoross]

I agree on the sheer, that E18 looks "right". So many of the molded boats have a flat sheer, part of the reason they all look the same.

Now, I want another look at the pilothouse boat behind it!

[D2Maine]

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