Shannon Kruse
09-13-2009, 11:01 PM
Hey all,
New to boat building, but I am delving into the model realm. Someday I would like to make my own sailboat, but that is a long ways in the future.
I have a friend who wants me to make a toy boat for his 2 year old son. This kid loves sailboats, just like his father.
What I am looking at making is a toy boat that can be put on a string and pulled behind the real sailboat on calm days (father's idea). Looking at making it about 18 inches long. What would be the best method to make this? It needs to be kid proof (and father proof), not flip on the lake and tolerate getting wet for hours on end (will be painted in bright colors). Was thinking about making it from plywood and putting some type of ballast in the hull, but not sure plywood is the best material for this.
I am also limited to what I can get at Home Depot and Lowes and I can't get to fancy because I don't have any of the major tools. Basically I need to use stock lumber.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
(These pics are the sailboat I have already made. It is an S2 7.9. Model is 5 inches long.)
New to boat building, but I am delving into the model realm. Someday I would like to make my own sailboat, but that is a long ways in the future.
I have a friend who wants me to make a toy boat for his 2 year old son. This kid loves sailboats, just like his father.
What I am looking at making is a toy boat that can be put on a string and pulled behind the real sailboat on calm days (father's idea). Looking at making it about 18 inches long. What would be the best method to make this? It needs to be kid proof (and father proof), not flip on the lake and tolerate getting wet for hours on end (will be painted in bright colors). Was thinking about making it from plywood and putting some type of ballast in the hull, but not sure plywood is the best material for this.
I am also limited to what I can get at Home Depot and Lowes and I can't get to fancy because I don't have any of the major tools. Basically I need to use stock lumber.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
(These pics are the sailboat I have already made. It is an S2 7.9. Model is 5 inches long.)