Deane
Williams sent the above picture, and explains:
"Enclosed
is a picture of my Quick-Build iceboat which I put together in
about
5 days except for the plate runners which a friend of mine made on his
Bridgeport
for
me.
It
is totally made of (old) dimensional deck lumber and screwed and glued
together
usingwood glue and sheet rock screws. It is a simple wedge design using
two
boards
on edge for strength with a thin plywood floor. The front spring-board
is a 2x4 on
edge.
The rear plank is 5/4 decking (2 pieces laminated with epoxy under load
to form a
curve).
The sail is a 19 foot tall, 90 sq. ft, boat sail someone gave me. Total
cost,
about $60.
Last
year I got it to 40 mph without much effort. This year I have a couple
of
new experimental sails and I am building a totally enclosed Skeeter type
boat as well with a unique sail.
Deane"