My name is Kyle.
Just finished business school whilst working in Real estate full time and I find myself longing with desire to create something real, physical, that I can look at and be immensely proud of. From what I have read over the last month from many of your builds including Joshua Burks' YouTube journey, my innate love for natural art and craftsmanship... It seems building a wooden boat would fit the bill perfectly.
I couldn't think of anything better than cruising with a group of friends or family up a river, lake or even the coast with land in sight and the sun high in something you created with your own two hands and imagination.
Having seen many builds I adore the lines of the ZIP as well as the tumblehome of the barrelback and unique design of the Torpedo (thank you Roberta). I have never been boating in the sense but I do like the idea of a comfortable and versatile yet elegant and stylish build with sweeping lines... (Imagining an Aston Martin on water). Hence, with build space of around 20' x 10' and a projected budget of A$15k I was thinking of potentially Cruisette/Nimrod however...
I happened to stumble across Gary's vision of the outboard Super-Overnighter and fell in love (does remind me of a mini Riva). It's everything aesthetically I have dreamed of, my concern is in its functionality.
I understand I need a decent dead rise angle at the transom and a nice V at the front to cushion the ride and cut through potential swell. Did study physics so I low-key love the technical deep dives (pun intended) with all things maths/engineering/architecture.
All feedback is welcome, this is new to me and as such I really want to thank you, the GlenL community. For a newcomer you're without a doubt invaluable and a brilliant group of people. I'd be honoured to pursue a build and live up to your legacies.
Regards,
Kyle
