Ec12 newbie visits local regatta, spies boat for sale. Bought boat cheap (caveat emptor). It is a Hickman, apparently never commissioned. Ballast was already installed, deck installed. Boat weighed 22.7 pounds. Seemed a bit heavy to me. Built tank, tested boat. Great fun. Close to 43" WL. Deck dimensions within tolerance, plus side of standard in forward sections, minus aft, hard spots between 30 and 40 inch inch sections. Two degree positive trim. <i>Optimizing</i> suggests less trim. Keel width 2.06".
Ripped off deck, beams, king planks, inwales, and ghastly excess of adhesive. 23 ounces. Have built rigid sheer/deck template with which to fair the lines smoothly. Template has fudged the tolerances to be skinnier in front and fatter aft. All within rules of course. The premise is that the deck dimensions have some influence on the volume of the underbody.
Q1: Am I on the right track or am I just whistling dixie ? Maybe shooting myself in the foot ?
Q2: Does the sheer line, in the elevation view, have a curve on conventional EC12s ? This one has 5/8 inch of pleasing swoop. It might make trouble if a straight king plank is attempted.