From what I have seen of Pat's work, they are extremely simple, and well designed boats.
Go for it!!
If you are really interested in discussing this as a project you can probably get a hold of Pat here.[8D]
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...hreadid=191618
We have given him a hard time, because so far, most of the ships he has built are
ships that sunk during their service.
Aimee