After a too-long absence from this excellent Forum and the general amateur boat-building world I’m back!

I’m hoping to build a second Shearwater 17 S&G, or maybe a hybrid with strip deck - a lovely-looking craft.

This purely as a recreational thing, for ultimate sale when finished, as at 74 I’m now too old/ creaky/ inflexible/ etc (add your own woes!) for paddling, but I love the challenge and satisfaction of the construction of these craft.

Lawrence of Suburbia (previously aka Wordsmith)