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I do but... the thought of rolling my own and maybe saving $20k (or more) well somewhat enticing. Plus the Stilt is 5' wide, and if I can get another 10 to 12" in width I would really like that a lot. The narrowness of the Stilt is the one thing that bothers me and it's a pretty big deal. And I have always wanted to build my own boat. Anyone can spend a bunch of money to buy a boat, but not many guys can say they fish on a boat they personally built. I think that matters a lot. Thinking about this a lot.

 

[Chris Morejohn]

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Now if wanting a 20’ hull just take the design you like of mine, contact me and we could stretch the design of most all my skiffs that are 18’ long to start with.

Chris, if you were stretching a Chonch to 20’, would you stay with the same laminate schedule, three layers of 10oz inside and out up to the spray rails and two above... or would you change that?[/QUOTE]
Good question, the thing you and everyone that’s building a one off skiff has to consider is how, where you will use your skiff. It’s not hard to build a very strong lightweight skiff using lowtech cloths. But having a skiff that weighs from 300-400 lbs is great if fish protected places from wind and big chop. If too light you will get blown all over the place no matter what hull design you are in.
Production skiffs will for sure weigh more than what you the home builder can build.
For a 20’ long skiff with a flat bottom I would be looking for this hull to weigh 550 lbs at the least or it will be a handful in a breeze to pole. Removing floors and side decks and building to my specs you will end up with a feather which in the right place will be a dream to pole, but not fun when in open water in a breeze.
So... to answer I would need to know the interior design of what’s wanted to come up with the lamination schedule to fit the length.
Everyone is obsessing over super light weights when they should be making up a weight and wish list first and then looking at the final build weight needed.
I visited the CONCHFISH16 last night of the YouTube video. This skiff has a wood strip hull with 1” thick cored deck, bulkheads and is built like a 30’ sport fish to Merritt standards. Its a super solid skiff that floats with 2 big guys aboard in 6” or less of water with the 30 Tohatsu and fully gassed up with gear aboard. It’s the skiff I would like to be on as an all round weight.
For guys that want a CF 20’ skiff length I would beg the guy that built the 20’ mold to sell hulls. It looks fantastic.

 

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I contacted that guy to see if he will build that hull with a tunnel. Personally I think a tunnel is very beneficial to have in this area.