FS18 on the double!

[lelandtampa]

Otter people? All we have here in Florida is the skunk ape or grassman.

[Jacky Chan]

Well Skunk Ape and Grassman certainly get the imagination firing on all cylinders

Thanks Fuzz and Cape Man, I'll let you know how the rollers and stake go as I already have all the ingredients now, but I will give the running-line a try in the summer once I've scoped out some suitable spots - it looks perfect for the steeper beaches, and for a bit of autumnal night-fishing right next to your camp spot

Yeah I am very jealous of your relaxed 4-6ft tidal range - Cornwall is more like 4-6 metres! The Bristol Channel (about 100 miles away) is 12-14 metres... Good for the fishing but the currents can get a bit gnarly if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time

Those FS17s look like another fine design - so many boats to build, so little time!

[cape man]

You Bateau builder guys in the UK are quickly getting to a critical mass to schedule a get together. Would be great to see all the boats together.

[Jacky Chan]

Well I for one would be up for that - any idea how many there are? I know of Illker and your mate Steve but there must be others.

Everyone who has seen my boat seems astonished that it’s home made, particularly by me! Here’s hoping it catches on over here

[Jacky Chan]

SO this virus outbreak has obviously got me stuck at home more than I'd like... and I've finally got round to putting a video together of the build photos and some videos on the water. If anyone else is having to self-isolate and is bored out of their minds, they might be interested in watching it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pRPqJN0r2g

Hope you all stay safe and we can all get our social lives back before too long, as well as get something in place to stop this happening again!

[Dan_Smullen]

Great video! Nice to see the boat in action.

7 months has to be damn close to record time.

Social distance on the water, and stay healthy!

[cape man]

Nice!

[icelikkilinc]

Absolute cracker, brilliant video.
Lovely family, hope all healthy in this madness.
Hope when all this ends, we can have an outing
I’ll pack the beers