It took me two years work to complete this boat, and I took quite a bit of care in developing the details of this design, both inside and out.

The Need for Balance

As a marine architect I am aware that a well designed boat must have good balance. When it is going along, a well-designed boat will lift over waves evenly along its length, not just at the bow.   The basic angles of deadrise (the amount of V in the bottom) along its length change slightly to shed water and give a soft ride at the bow and then provide enough lift at the stern.  I designed the Shoreline with a 'lifting pad' at the stern to provide more lift and improve efficiency.  The beam/length ratio is also very important as a boat that is too narrow will be very tippy and a boat that is too wide will be inefficient.  I modified the bottom very slightly a few times to get the lift and balance just right.
 

I worked very hard to see that the design features of the my wooden prototype were carried through into this sturdy fiberglass design.

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A new Shoreline 14 in the Boat shop.

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Steering is installed; note the steering cable entering the transom well..

The lifting pad is visible in the above picture.
I adjusted the size of this pad in the wooden prototype during the course of the design.

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Rope is inset into the  rubrail.

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Planing strakes are clearly visible. They provide lift and are designed to throw
spray down.

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Interior views

Storage  space is often a problem in a boat. Often there is no place to keep necessary items like rope, lifejackets,  tools, bumpers,
throwing lines or flashlights so they wind up in a pile in a box, a garbage bag, or in the the bilge. Any lockers are often wet or dank.

Note the ventilated locker. Both lockers are self draining.  The hatch arrangement is designed to keep the locker contents dry.
A side storage area is visible on the left.

In the stern area, the seat back is visible, along with another side storage area.
The nonskid finish on the floor is also visible. The coaming keeps out light spray.
The stern deck easily accommodates a battery case. An internal gas tank (optional)
is under the floor.

The new seat back is visible here, along with another locker hatch, latchable, lockable, ventilated, self draining
and built to shed water from rain or spray.

The coaming strengthens the deck and prevents spray that falls on deck from coming aboard.
Coaming also simplifies the attachment of a cloth cover.

The console is sturdily braced to the cockpit  floor.

A view  directly from the bow shows the two lockers and the starboard stowage area.

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