Compare and contrast...

[Jimmy W]

Having built the South Wing 15-30, I didn't have much trouble with the bow, but did cut the top panel back open at the front and adjust it a little after removing the alignment jig. The stern wasn't any trouble. I used Matt's alignment jig, but I don't know if it was really needed. If I was doing it again, I might try to do without it. For the inside glass, I did do both ends and then the center separately. I pieced together and overlapped some pieces of glass in the ends, but that is hidden by the deck. If I was doing it again, I would also probably leave the outside edges of the deck slightly oversize and trim them down to fit the hull after doing the inside glassing and getting the deck supports glued in. It is a great boat and I think that you will be very happy with it.

Jimmy

[Kayak Jack]

One more ingredient here. Make that two.

Verlen had a hole in the fore deck just forward of the coaming. this was for a mast. He had a step on the floor directly under that hole.

Verlen had a hole cross ways through the forward coaming, about 10"-12" back for the forward end of the cockpit. This was for a pole (about 1 1/2" or 2" electrical conduit tubing). He tied two boats together with this arrangement. He had a similar set of holes in the aft end of the cockpit.

I've never done this, but have read that if you make a twin hull like this, you do not rig the hulls parallel to each other. The boats should be rigged a couple of inches closer together at the bow than at the stern. This keeps from stacking water up high in between the hulls as they cut through the water. Also, these tubes need to be a loose fit so they will freely rotate as the boats ride waves and surges.

Verlen carried gear in one hull, and paddled or sailed in the other.

[Tor]

That's a stonking idea (really good).

I've ordered the plans for the Southwind 15 hope to start in the New Year.

Tor

[Kayak Jack]

"Stonking"? Now THERE'S a new one.

Rise, rose, risen
Squeeze, squoze, squizzen
Stinking, stanking, stonking

Ain't the English language wunnerful.