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What Hull Is this

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campnfish

01/19/2018 05:34PM

Is anyone able to tell what model/plan this might be, 15'4 in length and 30" across the middle. Its not a new build, around 30 years old.

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Arcola

01/19/2018 08:13PM

Looks like the Bruce Kunz "Merlin".

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

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HighPlainsDrifter

01/24/2018 08:36PM

I agree that looks like a Bruce Kunz Merlin. Original plans are dated 1985 and if those plans were followed they will result in a hull 15' 6" having a max beam of 29.5". Depth will be about 12". There is ample tumble home. The keel line is flat and the only rocker is a wee bit in the bow and stern stems.

I built this one from original plans.

"Boredom, Tyler - that's what's wrong. And how do you beat boredom, Tyler?... Adventure...(Never Cry Wolf, 1983)

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1JimD

01/26/2018 09:30PM

Yup ! Make that Three votes for the Bruce Kunz Merlin.

The stem is a little confusing, as I don't believe Bruce designed anything with stems. I could be wrong. But Bruce designed the first Tumblehomed hull That I knew of that far back. Again I could be wrong.

Jim

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campnfish