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Hi Chris- If you create a thread for your Islander build, I suspect that many people would enjoy following it since it is such a nice looking cruiser. I know that I certainly would! Good luck with the build. Doug

Great looking boat, Craig. Could you more or less duplicate the existing windshield, modifying it a little as desired? Doug

Hi Carl- I'm enjoying following your build and I think it's great that your notes on the build are just as meticulous as the build itself. As a future Vera Cruise builder (I hope), I'd like to share the following thought about headroom in the fore-cabin. Most cruisers state that full standing headro...

The Sea Knight is a great choice and a very charming traditional cruiser. But one thing I've noticed in videos and photos of the Sea Knight (others might have different observations) is that the stern seems to sit a little low in the water when there are a couple of people in the cockpit. In additio...

You might consider Geronimo. At 16' it's within your size range and has high freeboard that makes it very safe and family-friendly. Probably carries 4 with little trouble. Great for fishing with kids! Also, plenty have been made (unless I am mistaken the very popular Sea Knight is a variation on the...

Here is what one builder of the 23' Double Eagle, stretched to 25', had to say about her big water (5' to 6' waves) performance: AgnesR is powered by a 90 hp 1989 Mercury 2 stroke outboard motor. She has a top speed of 24 knots but we cruise at either 14 knots as a semi-displacement hull or at 8 to ...

Travis- Your talents and get-it-done attitude are simply amazing!

Does one measure from the top of the transom to the bottom of the keel or to the bottom of the boat?

Hi Carl- I agree with your decision not to add an outboard bracket to Vera Cruise. They can be very useful and even add to the looks of modern, sporty boats. But I feel outboard brackets detract from the looks of classic cruisers like Vera Cruise where you want the outboard to be as unobtrusive as p...

Hi Carl- Doug here. Still enthusiastically following your build and David's. You are both very inspiring to potential Vera Cruise builders such as myself. I'm curious- the cockpit on Vera Cruise seems to be a touch small and I wonder if you've considered taking a foot out of the forward cabin and ad...

My thought, too, Bill. The vertical supports would not only allow maximum headroom in the most important area of the cabin but also make excellent grab handles when needed. I've been following your Bartender build as well as Carl's build, and it's been great fun and a terrific learning experience wa...

Carl- You clearly have a great eye for design and proportion, and your boat looks terrific whatever the cabin height increase turns out to be. I've been researching the issue of cabin headroom and there seems to be a significant consensus amongst experienced boaters that full standing headroom is no...

Hi Carl- Your profile drawing of Vera Cruise with the cabin raised about 8" to give more headroom looks terrific. Better than the original design IMHO. But are you sure that the profile drawing captures a full 8" height increase? Just goofing around with the drawings of Vera Cruise on the Glen L web...

I wonder if that 2500 lb. hull weight figure is correct. That's quite a bit heavier than the much larger Gung Ho (3' longer and almost 2' wider).

Hi David- Have you considered the possibility of plumbing in a small generator (like one of those diesel NextGen units) to meet electrical needs? They are quite small and light, which makes me wonder about the feasibility of installing one in a boat like Vera Cruise (extended to 23'8"). Cheers, Doug