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Originally Posted by drcoastline
It sounds like it was a good time. H12-1/2 is one of my favorite small knockabouts. Beautiful lines.
Don't wait for one day. Git'er done. You won't have any regrets by building one of those boats today. But you may have regrets by not. My 911 sat for sixteen years in pieces. I always had an excuse, some legit most not. I regret not doing a little here a little there to get it back together. Years I can not get back.
You want this. 
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The H 12 ½ is truly a small yacht. There are centerboard versions, but they've lost the graceful lines in order to make it stable. I bought plans from Mystic way back, and even got the nice person there to let me snap a pic of the offset chart. I'm sure that now-a-days it's available on the internet, but still....I've got the real deal... Just waiting for the time to make it happen. It will, just need to clear the other decks so I can take a real run at it.
The more impressive entry on my dance card was the time I spent at the Wendell Castle Workshop in the mid 80's learning furniture construction. That said, the prior time spent boatbuilding gave me a leg up there... can you tell?
That's all solid wood, elliptical shape coopered panels. A walk in the park for anyone that's done a carvel planked hull. Actually easier, as the joint face is consistent rather than fluid.... aaah to build a solid wood boat again....and I will....