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bernd1972 · 03-01-2011, 10:08 PM

So you would call her a hommage rather than a fake? Well, I think I can live with that.

Took me 6 years to build that ****ed thing, having to accept it´s just a fake would be a little annoying.

It is 65ft. long, 18tons, 2x 160bhp and does 16 knots, but cruising with 10 knots and less than half a gallon per mile feels much better. And has every useless thing that might break except for air conditioning.
I designed an built it myself, took me 6 years and gave me my first grey hairs.
But I still want to think it was worth it. Of course the design is pretty close to some east coast commuters, I like to think of it as a hommage to John Wells.

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bernd1972 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Kiel,Germany Posts: 97	So you would call her a hommage rather than a fake? Well, I think I can live with that. Took me 6 years to build that ***ed thing, having to accept it´s just a fake would be a little annoying. It is 65ft. long, 18tons, 2x 160bhp and does 16 knots, but cruising with 10 knots and less than half a gallon per mile feels much better. And has every useless thing that might break except for air conditioning. I designed an built it myself, took me 6 years and gave me my first grey hairs. But I still want to think it was worth it. Of course the design is pretty close to some east coast commuters, I like to think of it as a hommage to John Wells. Attached Images Last edited by bernd1972; 03-01-2011 at 10:51 PM..*