Hey Chris,
If this project does move forward, I will be happy to share my findings.
I will say I am thinking to build a couple and sell them to pay for my own, but certainly not getting into the new car business!
If I get framing jigs made to weld the hull panels, it may make more sense to come to me to get a hull made than to just use my drawings and try to weld the hull locally. On the other hand, I would be fine with sending you the measurements for you to do it yourself.
If I can get the first one built as a proof of concept and then tally the cost and then see what that comes to, I would be surprised if f there were more than 5 solid orders world wide. A lot of inquiries and dreaming, but I just don't think that many folks would want a "fake" Otter except for a few reeanctment clubs that think the freak-out factor on the Germans is worth the cost of a replica. <g>
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