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Thanks for the info. Just what I was looking for. To narrow it I’m thinking that I’d bring in the top of the widest frame and then run a batten to determine how much adjustment the intermediate frames would require for fairness. From that I’ll need to modify the side panels, probably on three sides,...

51 ft by 14 ft. The back deck is about 25 ft long and wide open. There’s a 6’ wide ‘tailgate’ that flips down on the transom with rollers that allow me to drag a skiff up on the deck. There are railings on the tailgate that reduce the clearance by a few inches, so any skiff has to be a bit shy of a ...

Been reading through this build process with a lot of interest. FluidD, you are doing an awesome job! Can’t wait to see the finished product. I’m interested in building a PG20. Mine will be more of a workboat so I probably (certainly) won’t be doing the meticulous job you’re doing. I’m wondering two...

I would do twin skegs again. Were it not for my unique requirement, I'd make them shorter, more along the height of yours.

I mounted twin skegs on my FS12 build. Shorter in length, no more than 2' as I recall, but taller (lower?) at about 3.5". They angled up toward the stern, more like a pair of elongated fins sort of what you'd see on a surfboard perhaps. My reason for that configuration was that the skiff rides ...

I like it! Among other things, you have most of the advantages of an RIB type boat with none of the drawbacks. 8) A few drawbacks perhaps. It's a bit heavier than a RIB would be, and it doesn't flex to absorb shock loads (though that hasn't been a problem - the ride it terrific). It also doesn't fu...

Did you think at all about putting foam in the "collar," did you think it would add too much weight, what do you think about that now that you've run it? A panga modified like this would be very interesting, I hope you build it. Also, I remember when you were first discussing building thi...

Hi All, Sorry for the delayed response to your questions - I updated my profile and had to wait for my Bateau account to be reauthorized. It does plane, doesn't it. Have any action shots of it running? Yes, it planes very well. With the Honda 20, it can easily get 3 large adults and a big dog on ste...

My intended use of the boat was to be the tender for my big boat (35' aluminum power catamaran in Juneau, Alaska). But it needed a few features that I couldn't find in any building plans. Here were some of my criteria: - flotation in the stern because I would be launching it stern-first from the aft...

Plans show a 1" skeg and a DWL of 5" at 450 lbs. Am I correct in assuming that the skeg makes up 1 of those 5 inches?

Also, study plans state that transom is designed for a 20" shaft. That is incorrect based on the plans I received. This boat was designed for a short shaft.