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I'm open to other suggestions also. I'm leaning toward plank on frame because I'm fairly experienced with it and it can be done without waiting for the shop to warm up and for lots of glue to dry. I've also got 30 years worth of lumber and fastenings to pick through which should help keep costs under control. Alden's 21' double ender is very appealing but I like the simplicity of EJ's rig. I also think it would be a more expensive boat to build than EJ. He would like to avoid a CB trunk in the cabin and I'd like to not exceed 3' draft due to local conditions. These both happen to be double enders but I have no aversion to transom sterned boats.

Thanks for your input PAR. As in the thread about NANNY GAY where you commented on its balance and likely handling characteristics, do you think EJ would be well behaved sailer. Do you see anything in her lines that would concern you?

These are the layout and lines of the original EJ. I like the layout of the wider boat more than the original and I think the wider boats lines are more appealing. I was thinking of plank on frame as I've got a pretty good size pile of salvaged Long Leaf Yellow Pine and Alaskan Yellow Cedar. I've also built dozens of plank on frame boats in the past 30 years. A cold molded/ composite boat would be nice but it would require a bit more climate control. My shop takes many hours to warm up enough to be able to glue in the winter. I guess what I'd really like to know is would this boat be worth the effort? I'd hate to spend many hundreds of hours building a boat that turned out to be a letdown.

My 14 yr. old son presently has a Bolger Chebacco that was generously donated to him but he wants something with "REAL" accomodations. I'd like something that I can complete before he's an old man. We both like the look of EJ. Not too big and not too small. He regularly races go fast boat so this doesn't have to be a rocket ship by any stretch. Mostly local cruises, weekends and maybe a week once a summer with one of his friends.

Anyone have any experience or opinions on ECONOMY JANE. This is the revised version. 10" wider with slightly less deadrise than the original version and designed with an inboard. http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k253/holzboat/06-07-2010075054PM.jpg[/img]