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X2! And learn about how she was built.


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Well you asked for it so here goes... I Built this boat in 2014. Took six months to complete and launch. Studied wooden boat magazine and you tube for a while and decided to try it for myself. Dimensions:14' 1/2 ft length, 6 foot beam. Five ribbings for skeleton frame constructed of oak. Chines and gunwales of maple. Transom of oak. Plywood from Lowe's 3/8". Covered in six ounces of fibreglass wet thoroughly with epoxy resin. All joints are screwed and glued w epoxy and stainless fasteners. Wood, fasteners, epoxy resin,and cloth all totalled around $800. The greater expenses really became the trailer and new Merc 9.9 which totalled another $3300. Still having launched this boat nearly a hundred voyages, the experiences and time have been completely worthwhile. Someday when I get tired of repairing it's aging hull, probably have a campfire and build a better one! Screenshot_20180720-204919.pngScreenshot_20180720-205021.pngScreenshot_20180720-204951.pngScreenshot_20180720-205230.png

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Well you asked for it so here goes... I Built this boat in 2014. Took six months to complete and launch. Studied wooden boat magazine and you tube for a while and decided to try it for myself. Dimensions:14' 1/2 ft length, 6 foot beam. Five ribbings for skeleton frame constructed of oak. Chines and gunwales of maple. Transom of oak. Plywood from Lowe's 3/8". Covered in six ounces of fibreglass wet thoroughly with epoxy resin. All joints are screwed and glued w epoxy and stainless fasteners. Wood, fasteners, epoxy resin,and cloth all totalled around $800. The greater expenses really became the trailer and new Merc 9.9 which totalled another $3300. Still having launched this boat nearly a hundred voyages, the experiences and time have been completely worthwhile. Someday when I get tired of repairing it's aging hull, probably have a campfire and build a better one! Screenshot_20180720-204919.thumb.png.8b71320cc880b3a7a0841b23837ec7bc.pngScreenshot_20180720-205021.thumb.png.2c417a889903a711126bdf9e2da2ff7e.pngScreenshot_20180720-204951.thumb.png.ac508aa8a013ef872288d37fff89b42b.pngScreenshot_20180720-205230.thumb.png.0c4939b0fdc4101cc0be1aa37ea050de.png

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Really really cool. Takes a thousand times more to make something than it does to buy something. Completely missing in 99% of today’s society. Great stuff.


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Absolutely awesome, definitely gives you a sense of pride just to get out there let alone be successful at catching!!! Really cool guys thanks for the time and pics!!! PAP.

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That’s got to fill you with pride? There are dam few people around that could build a boat by hand these days and even fewer that would not only complete it but use it as a daily driver. That’s great!! I do have a question.
How much trouble did you have getting your boat numbers???
I’d love to build a boat someday.


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That’s got to fill you with pride? There are dam few people around that could build a boat by hand these days and even fewer that would not only complete it but use it as a daily driver. That’s great!! I do have a question.
How much trouble did you have getting your boat numbers???
I’d love to build a boat someday.


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Thanks for kind words! To get the numbers you call sheriff office, they send inspector out to look it over and issue boat identification numbers.

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