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Started:
1994
Completed: 1995
Type: 22'-0" x
7'-8" Pilot House Cruiser
Location:
Built By: Martin Ellacott
Link to the Surf Scoter
22 Page
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I have built several
small boats, from 8 to 17 feet in length, this boat
being my most enterprising project to date. A couple
of the dinghies were stitch-and-glue, so I was not a
total novice when it came to this type of
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Somerset was built in 1994-5, but a series of
personal problems kept me from completing it. I have
yet to finish the interior of the cabin, and because
of a 3 year lay-up under a tarp, I will have to
re-do the decks.
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Sam's excellent plans were
adhered to with the exception of raising of the
water line by 1" and using the area under the births
for storage. I will have to use lead for trim
-ballast.
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All
visible wood is Brazilian mahogany, and the decks
are mahogany strip- plank and WEST System.
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The boat was built
exclusively by me and the only help that I accepted
was to move the hull and moving the pre-fabbed roof
into position. The cold molding of the hull bottom
and the cabin roof were done using drywall screws
that were withdrawn when the glue had set.
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E-mail
Martin Ellacott
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