Clearly NOT ready for Prime Time yet and I'm certainly not likely to get one anytime soon BUT I have no issues with such forward thinking ideas to see if they can make it work someday
Maybe not practical for coastal applications but maybe it would work on the shit load of lakes between both coasts so why poo poo it?
I'll be the first to admit that my brain only considers salt water fishing when it comes to boats, my bad, but that's how the gray matter is wired. So yes, I should take the time to consider other options, but it's tough to teach an old sea dog new tricks.
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maximal culpa...
Funny story when we lived in IL while taking a weekend drive in an area with many lakes smaller than Lake Ronkonkoma. We passed a large "In Water Boat Show, 1 mi Ahead!!" sign. The Admiral said, "Don't you want to stop?" "Sure, why not? I could use a 10 minute break." "10 minutes?" "Yeah, I doubt I'll even see 1 boat I'd consider talking to someone about."
Got to the place, there were ~6 docks with 10 boats on each. Predictably, there wasn't a single CC in the lot, mostly ski boats and
party barges, sorry, pontoon boats, but I did stroll down each dock, and including the potty break, we were there 12 whole minutes.
During another boat show in a Lake Michigan marina where there were a couple of CCs of a brand totally unknown to me, I walked right past one that a quick glance told me was so poorly made a run in a chop would have bounced the thing apart. My friend, a person with zero boating experience, insisted I take a closer look because it was so nice looking, so I hopped on board, got on my back and peeked under the gunnel. As Poseidon is my witness, things like the pole holders were NOT secured with nuts and bolts, but screwed in w/wood screws and no additional backing!! The dealer rep was there with the "Beautiful boat, huh? You got any questions?" I bit my tongue until it bled and shook my head, but really wanted to say, "I wouldn't take this POS even if you gave it to me!!! You should be ashamed of the construction and quality!!" I'm sure that some were sold to the "Oh look, it's SHINY!!" crowd, but life on a small lake is easy for a boat. If any of the Lake Michigan crowd bought these, they probably were horribly surprised.
