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[PapaFoxtrot]

This design looks very familiar, with the integrated bracket:

 

26ft Sport Fisherman

 

Hull bottom is plywood, but the sides are bead and cove cedar strips.  It will be interesting to watch it progress.

[smccormick]

When I first looked at the profile model I thought "wow, he should send a commission to Graham", but the closer I looked the more differences I could see.  Of course that doesn't discount the obvious bracket theft.

[PAR]

The Carolina Bow is a pretty common feature on this type of boat, so not any real theft, as it's been well done, if not overly so over the years. The broken sheer is also a fairly common feature and also not a surprise. The bracket has a number of logical reasons behind it's shape and a designer of Dudley 's skill wouldn't need to copy anything.

[Jay Lancaster]

On 1/14/2018 at 2:43 PM, PAR said:

The Carolina Bow is a pretty common feature on this type of boat, so not any real theft, as it's been well done, if not overly so over the years. The broken sheer is also a fairly common feature and also not a surprise. The bracket has a number of logical reasons behind it's shape and a designer of Dudley 's skill wouldn't need to copy anything.

 

Agreed.  The styling cues are common...and just like the lines of a Carolina hull, there's only so many ways to integrate a bracket.