I know this blog isn’t exactly boat building central, but I wanted to publicly state how happy I’ve been building a Richard Woods designed catamaran. Being an inexperienced builder, I was afraid I’d get into problems and not know where to turn with questions. I had heard from other sources that Richard is excellent with support, and that made me much more comfortable jumping into this project. I’m a couple seasons into my build, and I can say that I’m thrilled with both the plans and the support that Richard provides. On buying the plans, my expectations were that the designer would be available to clarify things in the drawings if I didn’t understand what they were asking for. Richard’s drawings are plenty clear in the first place, so I’m not even sure that kind of support has been necessary. He has, however, gone above and beyond by giving me the kind of building advice and support that only a person who has built many of his own boats can give, and that kind of direction can be so hard to find, when you don’t know whose ideas you can trust.
January 1, 2011 at 5:32 pm |
Sorry Jeff, I typed in my brother’s name. Phil