Norman Colter

That doesn't look like an 8 to 1 to me. Just my old tired eyes?

I am a P22 builder/owner. Sailor. Fisherman. Camper. I love my boat.

I modified the transom. Put a gentle curve to it. Official measurement
is 22ft3inches. Otherwise to spec as best I could.

I launch in a river landing about 3 miles from my house. So while I am a trailer sailor,
Not much traveling. I can launch at any tide, love the 12 inch draft. I sail in the
Massachusetts Bay.

My adventures are weekends that typically start with a Friday late afternoon
launch. And a Sunday afternoon retrieve. My mate is an older brother. We are both
6 foot two hundred pounds or so... Plenty of room. We sail well out into the Atlantic
during the day, weather permitting. And camp-out at anchor or on a friends mooring
in the more protected waters of the Plum Island sound.

My schedule only allows me one weekend a month so we have been out in some
different weather. Always safe. Always fun.

It was a first time build for me. I studied the plan set, read "How to build
any boat the stitch and glue way". Several others as well, but that was my
go to. And finally after five years the stars aligned and I was ready to
start.

So how about a P22? I vote yes.

Then I'd be able to spend my time thinking of other things instead of only about building a boat all the time, every second I'm awake.

I remember that feeling. Then it was finding/making time to build.....every day!

Now I daydream about next summer's adventures. Every day.

Love your posts Paul, you give me smiles.

When I poured the keel for my Princess I put half inch wooden dowels in the mold where the keel bolts were going. It made it much easier to drill through. Then when it was in position I drilled through those holes in the lead into the keelson. I agree slow is the way to go. I used  WD40 as my coolant.