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Digger

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Had the pleasure of meeting Jeff at the Nashville paddlefest and paddling one of his boats .Have to say I was impressed . I've found as I get older my long boats have been getting lighter , my current lake boat is a CLC 16 at 45lbs. I think it's time to take on a winter project and replace that with a new boat. All I have to do is decide which one , not an easy task . What I need is a boat that that's 20 lbs , tracks like on rails , turns like a sports car , and can maintain 5 knots while I drink my morning coffee, oops reality check LOL . Any suggestions from some with experience in these boats will be greatly appreciated 

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Honestly, I have the feeling all Jeff's boats are pretty much what you're after. I've built a free one, which brought me to this forum, and I love it so much I bought plans for another. Work, including some commissioned boat building, has slowed down my Firefly build, but I think you should just pick one you think is pretty and pull the trigger.

Kudzu is a paddler, after all, and all his boats are for using, or sure seem to be.

Shoot, the plans and materials are cheap enough you can build two, if you can't choose one. :)

Keep us posted on your build, and have fun!

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Trying to let everyone else chime in, but one thing I should point out is it is easy to add a fixed skeg to a boat to improve tracking. I have done it twice and you can fine tune it to suit you taste.  Now back to our regularly scheduled program, currently in progress.

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 What I need is a boat that that's 20 lbs , tracks like on rails , turns like a sports car , and can maintain 5 knots while I drink my morning coffee,

 

I want me one of these!

 

I read through Jeff's descriptions for each design and picked one that made the best sense to me.  Then I looked at all the designs and picked the one I thought was purtiest.  I then flipped a coin.  I then rejected the flip result and built the purty one   :P

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  • 3 weeks later...

Have to say the Shad tops the list , liked the way Jeff's paddled and they sure are purty . just have to clear room in the garage . My darling wife even said maybe you can get Jeff to build one for you , I guess she's seen enough of my building projects over the last 40 years or so (LOL)   

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