OB17 vs FS17

[jacquesmm]

I see nothing wrong with what you propose.
I like to have the trolling motor battery as close as possible to the motor: long cables waste power.

[byboatbuilder]

Thanks, I will plan to put the starting battery in the left transom compartment and the trolling motor battery in the console area which will result in less output wire runs.

[byboatbuilder]

I started this life-long dream project exactly one year ago. As a retiree, I had the luxury of working on the boat at my leisure and truly enjoyed the experience.

Thank you, Jacques, for a beautiful design and your technical assistance. Many thanks to all who contribute to the forum, it is invaluable. A special thanks to Cracker Larry for his many helpful posts. It seems like every time I had a question, I could always find it somewhere in one of his posts.

I added some special touches such as mahogany trim and toe rails which were a challenge to install especially the bends. My wife's garment steamer was a great help to this process.

The self-satisfaction of building your own boat and achieving a successful launch was a tremendous pleasure.

[jacquesmm]

Congratulations, your boat looks great.
One year is much faster than most especially considering the attention to details.
On Monday, I will fix the link to the full size pictures.

[byboatbuilder]

PS: As I was putting the boat on the trailer I had a guy at the ramp who wanted to know where the heck that boat came from, he said it was awesome! Boy, did that make me feel good.

[Cracker Larry]

A special thanks to Cracker Larry for his many helpful posts.

Welcome and congrats. Nice job

[jacquesmm]

Those boat ramps compliments are worth the whole building effort.

[Jeff]

byboatbuilder, really nice job!! The boat looks fantastic and really deserve those ramp complements!! As Jacques said, we will get your pics fixed Monday so everyone can see the details!!! Great job and congrats!! Jeff

[byboatbuilder]

Since the pictures of my completed FS 17 are still showing up small, should I re-post?

[Jeff]

No, give me until later this morning. If we can't correct, I will ask you to re-post!! Jeff