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Thank you Norman and Joe for the great pictures of the Marissa, what a good looking boat. I am patiently waiting for a performance report, as I am thinking this may be my first power boat build. I would love to hear about how it transitions to plane with the fine bow entry, and would there be a lack of buoyancy at the bow if 3 people sat up front? Is 30 hp enough if you are operating the boat close to DWL most of the time? How does it perform at semi plane speeds as that seemed to be one of Graham's goals?

Thanks for the positive comments. I used Interlux Perfection (2 component polyurethane) with Epoxycoat primer. I think there is only one red colour choice. This is SMELLY paint and primer. I wanted to try using it because it is readily available up here in Canada, and to see if I wanted to use it on the CS17.

Here are a couple of pictures of my slightly modified Flyfisher canoe I just finished. First time trying to post photos hope it works. I now have drawings for CS17 hull# 289 and hope to be ordering material soon. Harry Gunther

Thanks Peter for the photos and link, very nice job on the boat and the dodger. Tom, thanks for your explanation on how spray can end up in the cockpit of a sail boat. Some of your articles you have written over the years have contributed to the boat building disease I now have, and, building or sailing a slow boat is not going to happen in this corner of the world. I guess I am trying to have my cake and eat it too, but I guess short of raising the sheer a bunch, not much can be done with the upwind spray entering the boat when quartering into the wind. Up at the bow there will be a dodger or raised foredeck.

Thanks Gordy and Brent for your responses on how to extend the sailing season up here in Canada. Gordy, I did find the photos of "Sawdust" under Scott Church in the members gallery area and bookmarked it. I see you installed the spray rails directly on the chine. Reading earlier posts there is a concern about parasitic drag, and you are right, not that popular a choice with some people. Would raising the chine up some to keep the low side spray rail from being submerged most of the time loose a bunch of it's effectiveness? I watched Ken Potts video(looked like they were having fun), and it shows a good chunk of water coming over the fore deck. I am thinking a dodger or mini cabin/raised fore deck area would reduce a bunch of this water from reaching the crew. Would this be a real hinderance for installing/removing the mast? Thanks again for your thoughts on the subject, Harry Gunther

Hi everyone my name is Harry Gunther. This is my first post although my time logged is showing over 15 hours, as I have spent some time reading the postings on the core sound series and on the moccasin/flyfisher as well. Just finishing painting a slightly modified Flyfisher I am building, but still have the inside to varnish. I have a set of CS17 plans ordered and am hoping for them to arrive any day. This Flyfisher is my second boat I have built as I have a double kayak I built a couple years back. i live in British Columbia, Canada on Okanagan Lake, a large deep lake. I have been on keel boats and played around on a Sunfish, but basically this is going to be my learn to sail boat. I want to make the boat as dry as possible as the water temp is pretty chilly for a good part of the year. I was thinking of at least a dodger and possibly a mini version of the cabin on the EC22, but one that you could see over. Also I was looking at the Laser Stratos and was wondering if extending the side decks in a similar fashion would dry things up a bit? I would like to thank everyone for all your previous posts as they are a wealth of information and entertainment.