Wow! This brings back memories. A friend of mine built one of these, and I cruised with him twice. This was the boat that made me understand the concept of water camping, efficient operation, trailerability, and some other stuff. I remember going under a bridge by Atlantic City on the ICW, and marvelling how convenient to not have to blow a horn and wait!
NOT just a flat water boat. On part of our trip we exited the ICW at the north end and went in the Atlantic for the last - what is it? - maybe 20-30 miles. It was a rough day and I questioned the wisdom of being in waves we couldn't see over. We pounded our way up the coast and arrived in good shape.
After two or three years use, my friend was dying of cancer. He made a last long trip from NYC down to southern Florida on the ICW, and then over to the Bahamas and back. Then he died in the winter, a great loss.