Dinghy 1.0 linesplan

With help from two excellent forums:
forum.woodenboat.com/ and
www.boatdesign.net
the linesplan is done.
I'm calling it Dinghy 1.0

Time to get the the credit card out.

Crowdsourcing

I found the answer to "now what?" . . . Crowdsourcing!

Though I think 'crowd' is a little bit of a negative term for a bunch of like minded people with more expertise than me.

I submitted my full design for review by people who know what they are talking about.  This thread all about my design is an amazing example of how the internet makes you smarter:
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-design/ready-design-review-37954.html
All it took from me was the humility to ask for help and the desire to learn - easy and powerful!

Obsession and over-confidence

Any new venture requires an element of obsession to succeed.
So after going to the Hobart Wooden Boat festival I've become obsessed with building a boat.

With growing over confidence the process went something like this:

1. First Mate saw the CLC ply kit boats at the festival and said "honey pie can make that".
2. I researched all the kits from various suppliers
3. I researched all the online stock plans
4. I found free boat design software to play with
5. I knocked up a design that I think is great but of course have no idea what I'm talking about.

So now what?