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Over the past year I have sailed over 9000 miles from Florida to here in Hilo Hawaii. I am on my last couple island hops sailing to BC. During this time at sea I get lots of time to think about skiffs and life.
As you will see here and on my blogs, Instagram I am offering more skiff designs for the home builders.
My plans are to finish my cruise to BC and to then cross back across the USA by land to set up shop in N.Carolina to build 2 of my latest designs as one off skiffs to video and photograph the build process for the book I have been writing on skiff design and how to build. The boo will cover everything. This fall and winter I will be doing this and will make molds of these 2 designs. My goal is along with my plans business I will sell bare hulls to finished parts as kits for the home builders that don’t have enough time to build from scratch from these molds. I will build the Beryllium 2 lower chine pocket design and the 16’ Boron skiff. The will allow 6 hull lengths from here 2 molds. A build from a kit will take an amateur from 100 -200 hours to complete.
Along with my latest designs we will soon be providing plans for Aluminum skiff hulls that can be welded up by any shop sing our cad plans. They can also be built using core panels or plywood using my stitch and glass method for home builders.
Once my book is finished I will go back West to settle in BC. The kits will be built by an established builder in S Fl. Or anyone that wants to get
into this type of building.
My future goal is to provide a low cost alternative to those that want to say “I built her myself”
Info is on my blog hogfishdesign.wordpress.com lots of pictures on my Instagram site.
As you will see here and on my blogs, Instagram I am offering more skiff designs for the home builders.
My plans are to finish my cruise to BC and to then cross back across the USA by land to set up shop in N.Carolina to build 2 of my latest designs as one off skiffs to video and photograph the build process for the book I have been writing on skiff design and how to build. The boo will cover everything. This fall and winter I will be doing this and will make molds of these 2 designs. My goal is along with my plans business I will sell bare hulls to finished parts as kits for the home builders that don’t have enough time to build from scratch from these molds. I will build the Beryllium 2 lower chine pocket design and the 16’ Boron skiff. The will allow 6 hull lengths from here 2 molds. A build from a kit will take an amateur from 100 -200 hours to complete.
Along with my latest designs we will soon be providing plans for Aluminum skiff hulls that can be welded up by any shop sing our cad plans. They can also be built using core panels or plywood using my stitch and glass method for home builders.
Once my book is finished I will go back West to settle in BC. The kits will be built by an established builder in S Fl. Or anyone that wants to get
My future goal is to provide a low cost alternative to those that want to say “I built her myself”
Info is on my blog hogfishdesign.wordpress.com lots of pictures on my Instagram site.