Boats?

[Jim Creech]

Matt,
Glassing the hull is a relatively inexpensive process. You only need one layer of cloth and a gallon or so of epoxy depending on the boat size. If you are going to break down the the total cost of the boat ,I thinlk you will find that a boat is much like a new car. You can get a bare hull fairly reasonable. It's the outfitting and rigging that will really set you back! Considering the type of boat you are looking at I would venture to guess that the single most expensive part of this project would be the outboard motor.Additional high end items such as controls, steering gear and trailer will also need to be considered in your overall project budget (even decent used stuff can be fairly expensive).

[Joseph Peacock]

Cool.I have never seen a homemade boaat before.

[David Schnegg]

There are a lot of people that have built their own boats. From Kayaks to Yachts...

I bought plans for the following boat:
http://www.bateau.com/proddetail.php?prod=PH18


The following site has many plans available for all kinds of boats:
http://www.bateau.com/

Another very good site for boat plans is:
http://glen-l.com/

Here's an amazing example of what you can build... with enough money and patience:
http://glen-l.com/picboards/picboard15/pic744a.html

[Andy Livingston]

I am currently building a 16 ft. cedar strip canoe. I've been working on it for about 6 months now (maybe longer). I am only able to get to it every other week or so, but it is a very fun project. I hope this forum does well! It will be fun to see other boat building projects.

[Glenn Clabo]

Pictures Andy...we need pictures.

[Alister Orme]

Here is mine from 2006.

[David Sharp]

You may want to look at a building method called cold-molding. It is basically strips of wood or plywood laid diagonally and bedded in epoxy. WEST system used to put out books on the subject. There have been many boats built with a/c fir plywood. Usable life is acceptable with regular maintenance. As has been noted the wood is the cheap part. The bronze and monel fastenings get expensive quick.

[Jim Creech]

Beautiful boat Alister! Is that your design?
Regarding David's post, he is quite right. In the marine world , little things such as fasteners that most disregard can be crucial as well as expensive.

[John Bailey]

Here is mine from 2006.

Alister,

Great looking boat. Is it electric? And what's that guy in the background up to?

John

[Per Swenson]

Nice Boats all,

Boats, we have big plans.

Plans, get it?

Its like this, the running joke around here, from

Grandfather to Grandson, with my wiseacre mouth in the middle,

usually runs like this.....

I think we should restore this Piano....before or after the canoe?

I want to drop a 327 in my Jeep....before or after the canoe?

Son this shack is a steal, we can renovate it.....

Before or after the canoe?....

And when I say running, try 25 years. Check that, 35 years.

Dreams.

Its good to have 'em but delusions are forever.

Per

[Karl Brogger]

Here's a series of pictures of a F16 class catamaran from start to floating.


http://www.thebeachcats.com/index.ph...2_itemId=11955

[Per Swenson]

Karl.

That's just amazing.

You guys are gonna get me inspired.

Per

[Jim Creech]

John,
It appears as though he is attempting to windsurf!

[Alister Orme]

The boat is a Penobscot 17 designed by arch davis if you google him he has plans for several boats and offers excellent support via phone for all those questions you have during the build
It is powered in the picture by a trolling motor that was torn apart and mounted in the rudder.it can also be rowed and sailed
The guy in the back ground was learning to wind surf.

[Brian Kent]

Looks fun, but I'll just be watching. My wife (wisely) blesses my woodworking as long as I don't build a boat. I don't know what I don't know.