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Hello Jacques (sorry for mispelling your name in one of my earlier posts)

Have you done anything along the lines of an old school cocktail launch that would lend itself to inboard electric power? Early 1900's feel with modern building methods done over a jig for commercial sale.

What I had in mind was something about 16' as drawn so it could scale up or down a bit as needed. (14' to 18') Tiller steering, transom hung rudder, with perimiter seating to the greatest extent possible. As shallow in regard to draft while still keeping the sole as flat as can be done. Style and stability is of greater importance than speed.

Thank you for your time.

Steve

Do you have any link to pictures of a boat in that style?

cocktail launch = when you go MOB without spilling your rum.
Only seen it successfully done once!
Good luck...

Here are some examples of what I have in mind.

http://www.electric-boats.org.uk/images ... CF0590.JPG

http://www.electric-boats.org.uk/images ... CF0542.JPG

http://www.budsin.com/ The one with the Green canopy

http://www.elcoelectriclaunch.com/19%20ft%20launch.htm (though not fantail)

Something like these. Comfortable seating for two couples minimum with a table so they can enjoy refreshments in comfort.

More beam to length than the examples with transom hung rudders. (the rudders are mostly for ease of build and repair rather than any asthetic value) Nice rounded shapes with minimal straight lines and stem profiles a bit more tword plumb than the examples. Total length at about 18' for a big boat and maybe down to 14' but I would not think so.

The intended use is for mostly older persons who get in their boats about the same time every day armed with a thermos of whatever it was they felt like that day. They putter around in circles until everyone is there and go to someones house and empty the contents of said thermos.

Private lake with about 12 miles of shoreline.

I would like to start at 16' LOA.

Enough beam to make perimiter seating with a drop leaf table comfortable.

Freeboard to place combing in a nice position for a backrest when seated.

I am sure I have left a great deal out of this but it is all I can really think of for the moment. There does seem to be some interest.

Steve

Nice program, nice boats. Let me think about it.

I am glad you like the idea. I have an old US Navy plank on frame motor whale boat with an old ELCO conversion. Held together with bailing wire and duct tape it is still one of my all time favorites for simply messing about with a few friends and was the boat that started all of this in the first place.

Listing the program was not as easy as I thought it would be and I did manage to leave quite a bit out. I have a sticky open on my desktop so I can jot things down as they come to mind.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Steve

Also google for Thames Launch. There's a lot of boats in this style built and restored on the River Thames.

They show some nice boats. Definetly the over all feel I think I am going for.

The English built boats for the rivers tend to be a bit narrower than lake boats here in the states. They have duration isues on the rivers that would not apply for what I wish to build.

Thanks for the info.