Hello m8, good to find another amature takeling the great welonseed. I found pictures of 1 at a wooden boat show in Port Townsend, Washington [spent my hi school yrs there '59-'62]. This is an extended one with a black hull. These boats are so low in the water that they are beautiful. Could you plz tell me where you acquired your sheets of offsets. I did save the larger of your 2 shown & think they are clear enough to loft from. Presently I live in Flagstaff, Arizona [not a good place for wooden boats, they dry up real fast[. We are planing a move back up to Spokane, Washington where I got my start with boats, owning up to 7 before the move south. I was only able to bring 1 with me, a 1950's Chris Craft plywood kit boat. My big lose was a 14' CR Mason 2 place rower, circa 1920's from Smith Falls, Ontario. It had 41 cedar ribs & planked with cedar then canvas. The uniqueness of it was it's stern configuration, a complete tumblehome around an oval oak transon of 11"x31". This is the only boat I've ever seen this done. I've plans out of old Popular Mechanics 'Boat Builder's Handbook I believe from the 1040's for a boat called the Dolly Vardon which is of the same build and I will change the stern to the full tumblehome and extend to 16'. When I started getting excited about boats again my wife informed me that I can buy a sheet of ply when we move into a house in about 1 1/2 yr, set time of migration. Gives me lots of study and drawing time. Late now & off to bed. Hope to hear from you soon & enjoy your melonseed! Michael Hogan

said hmlhogan 2006.10.07 at 03:56:51 PDT