I have just finished my Power-Row skiff. Your plans and materials were great and everything worked out very well. I wanted a large flat bottom skiff for my nephews to fish and chase turtles with that would be stable and safe during the summer and have the same qualities for 63 year-old me in the fall hunting ducks and geese from a floating blind.As you can see, I built the forms out of 3/4 inch plywood and epoxied them so they could remain in place after construction in place of the oak knees. I also thickened the thwarts since people are always jumping in and out from the dock. I added extra limber holes for the water to run to the back. After laying out the 13-1/2 foot wide bottom, I increased the length to the 15-1/2 foot wide bottom and ordered the larger fiberglass kit. I also added transom corners for strength and a bow cap. It was great fun to build and gets lots of positive feedback. The first trip to the duck marsh was great and setting decoys was a breeze due to the stability. It runs nicely with a 6hp and is really great with a second person in the front. I have a 16 foot aluminum fishing boat as well as 2 ; 12 foot aluminum boats and this is by far a much nicer fishing/hunting boat. I choose this design since 50 years ago I helped my father build a 14 foot flat iron skiff which we used for years. Every boat I was in after that never really compared until now. Thanks again..
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