To start with, get plans. You can contact Small Boat Journal, Messing About in Boats or Wooden Boat for contacts for plans. We know someone who made a boat from luan, 24 feet by 4 feet, a schooner. It was a Phil Bolgers light schooner. It held a 4 man crew and won a race off Fairhaven, CT in the sharpie class. Dynamite Paysen is the name regarding stitch and glue. Use te West system over wood, not fiberglass. Most of Phil Bolgers boats can be built that way.
Taping the seams and filleting with thickend epoxy is the way to go for long life, as would a further three coats over the surface. However the painting idea you have above will probably give you your one season, and very cheaply. CPES and similar products are all right as far as they go but they are not waterproof and require over coating as above.
The epoxy will give you many years of life, at least a decade if done right, possibly twice that or more if the boat is stored right from experience. The painting with house paint will give you a year or two. So that is why you are getting told to use the epoxy products. It is your boat, and if you want to just paint it and use it then that is fine, and no you are not getting misled. There are a lot of ways of painting a boat. Often the same paint could be put on very differently by different painters, and none doing it wrong either.
where can i get plans for a plywood boat and what is stitch and glue method for joining the wood?
Why is quarter inch plywood to risky.How bout honeycomb method with quarter inch plywood sandwiched together with honeycomb structure in between. Also where can i get CAD viewer on the net.Can i submit a design to an engineer to test.Is honeycomb a proven method.I would like to make a boat about 12 to 14 feet long for fishing in lakes and able to attach at least a 9.9 outboard motor.
Is fiberglass worth doing and how expensive is this technique.I thought I would use three coats of any kind of primer with three coats of marine paint or concrete (covering) paint on the hull or bottom of the boat.I was going to use brass screws also.I thought about using ribs and incorporate them into the seats to be out of the way.Also the seats would also substitute as storage boxes.I planned on making my own set of oars with three pieces of wood each.I also thought of attaching an upright seat to the bench type wooden seat I was going to install.
Any help would be much appreciated.Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!
Another One of My Dreams…?
Again, I do not want to know what they mean… Just what you Think. Your OPINION… I’m going to keep posting my dreams and Nightmares. I’ve got tons and more will come. I’m writing down the ones that stickout most. Add me if you want to hear more… They will all be titled the same, except the first one. Some details won’t make sense without other dreams, sorry. It’s sort of like a story and very long.. again SORRY
This was a dream I was not included in. I only watched. It was like a movie, but I felt what she felt… I pieced it all together when I woke up.
A family was on a trip. A sea vacation. They were on some sort of water vehicle. There was the dad, which looked like a man who was in one of the Beethoven movies. Terrible actor… Two daughters, one who resembled Alice from Twilight and one with dirty blonde hair named Rachel. Two sons, one with dark hair and another with sandy, honey colored hair that reached his mid-face. He was from my dream when a bunch of my friends and I got stranded on a wooden boat and landed at an island. His eyes were the exact color of his hair… He was gorgeous. All the kids are teenagers. Where is mom? Well dad is single. Mother passed away. Suddenly, I don’t know what happened, an accident maybe, but she woke up on a beach, the girl like Alice. She started exploring and found that this was a well civilized place. The people were different though, somehow. They seemed so unreal and dazed, and they were totally unaware of the other people in the world. They knew more existed, but they had never met or interacted with them. She finally meets two kind guys that take her to their apartment. They are not gay, just two roommates and friends. They talk about each other’s lives and worlds and how she ended up there. They are fascinated with her. She stays with them for a few days. Then a few weeks. She knows they want her to be a permanent resident at their home. But this is not where she belongs, and she must leave. They know she’s becoming wary, so they keep and eye on her. Meanwhile, she manages to build some sort of weapon. It’s like a gun that shoots out a thick, dark pink ray/laser. Sorry it sounds so corny and cheesy. Keep in mind, this is the future and teenagers are much more intelligent than before… or now. However you see it. A while back, when they were first speaking, the boys explained to her that there was a sort of was going on. I swear, if you were in the middle of it, it looked like a scene from Halo 3 and War of the Worlds in the midst of a tropical island. It’s like two species have gone against each other. Creepy creatures from Halo and big robotic thing from the movie. She goes out and tries killing them with her creation. At first she succeeds and confuses the beasts, but then it fails and she realizes they are too strong for it. So she returns and designs a whole new and improved weapon. It’s larger, heavier, stronger, and ten times as powerful. It’s a good thing she’s strong. The day before she uses it, the guys confront her. They tell her that they know what she is doing and she has to stop. She’s crazy and she will never defeat them. They don’t want to get hurt and killed. They care about her. She doesn’t say anything, only gives them a look of comprehension. That night, in bed, she plans what she will do. She decides to kill whatever she may and then escape. How she will leave, she doesn’t know. But she will do it someway, somehow. She just feels that she will know what to do and trusts this intuition. That morning, she woke up later than usual. By that time the guys were gone. She gathered her things, which was only her weaponry, and left. She came to the same place as before and began her killing spree. She began well, but then the [war of the worlds monsters] grew and became enraged and stronger. She realized it was time to leave. For good. A few yards away, there was a cliff. She dropped her gun and ran and jumped. It felt so real. I felt like I was really falling through the air… and then, hit water. It felt so good. She swam and swam away. Finally she grew weak. Just as she was about to give into the sore aching of her muscles, she saw something. It was another beach. She swam harder, against the pain. Finally, she dragged herself on shore and read the worn sign “Moreno Beach”. There was a sort of tropical restaurant just behind it, and out came her father. Then her brothers and Rachel. She collapsed in their arms. They couldn’t believe it. We thought we’d lost you her dad sad, tears rolling down his face. Her brothers crushed her in embrace and Rachel hugged her and cried into her shoulder. Suddenly a woman came out. Turns out dad had fallen in love with her. She didn’t like the woman. Too happy… too fake. But she was finally with her family and that’s all she cared about.
pompeyfc123@btinternet.com
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 am #
boat building plans and designs?
does anyone know where i can get plans for a wooden boat from for free?or if anyone has some could you please email me them i would really apreciate it thanks
Expoy Question (2 part/marine) Wood Jon boat – only expoying the seams?
I build a wooden jon boat. The boat is 7 feet long, by 2 feet wide. The sides are 13 inches. If I just expoy the seams and then paint, will it float? I used 3/4 inch pine wood to build it, and used waterproof glue and brass screw to fasten it together. I was told this would be fine, because it will not be in the water all the time. I was planning on just using exterior house paint as by primer coat, and then cover that with a floor paint designed for bathroom use. I was told this would be fine, based the fact that it wouldn’t be in the water all the time. Is this a good plan or was I mislead? I’m asking because some people say to expoy the whole boat. I want to use 3 to 4 hours, every other weekend. I only need the boat to hold up for one summer.
Anonymous
February 5th, 2012 at 7:52 pm #
Wooden Boat Plans
http://woodenboatplans.pinurl.com
Hovercraft Design Plans
http://hovercraftdesignplan.pinurl.com
Both are value-focused sites with practical content.
Anonymous
February 5th, 2012 at 7:52 pm #
Glen-L has a great variety of plans and kits, but not free. They developed these plans and expect to be paid.
http://www.glen-l.com/
Anonymous
February 5th, 2012 at 7:52 pm #
To start with, get plans. You can contact Small Boat Journal, Messing About in Boats or Wooden Boat for contacts for plans. We know someone who made a boat from luan, 24 feet by 4 feet, a schooner. It was a Phil Bolgers light schooner. It held a 4 man crew and won a race off Fairhaven, CT in the sharpie class. Dynamite Paysen is the name regarding stitch and glue. Use te West system over wood, not fiberglass. Most of Phil Bolgers boats can be built that way.
Anonymous
February 5th, 2012 at 7:52 pm #
Taping the seams and filleting with thickend epoxy is the way to go for long life, as would a further three coats over the surface. However the painting idea you have above will probably give you your one season, and very cheaply. CPES and similar products are all right as far as they go but they are not waterproof and require over coating as above.
The epoxy will give you many years of life, at least a decade if done right, possibly twice that or more if the boat is stored right from experience. The painting with house paint will give you a year or two. So that is why you are getting told to use the epoxy products. It is your boat, and if you want to just paint it and use it then that is fine, and no you are not getting misled. There are a lot of ways of painting a boat. Often the same paint could be put on very differently by different painters, and none doing it wrong either.
Anonymous
February 5th, 2012 at 7:52 pm #
according to my calculations you will have seven children and then fall down a chocolate river
v3ry_funny
September 9th, 2006 at 4:01 pm #
where can i get plans for a plywood boat and what is stitch and glue method for joining the wood?
Why is quarter inch plywood to risky.How bout honeycomb method with quarter inch plywood sandwiched together with honeycomb structure in between. Also where can i get CAD viewer on the net.Can i submit a design to an engineer to test.Is honeycomb a proven method.I would like to make a boat about 12 to 14 feet long for fishing in lakes and able to attach at least a 9.9 outboard motor.
Is fiberglass worth doing and how expensive is this technique.I thought I would use three coats of any kind of primer with three coats of marine paint or concrete (covering) paint on the hull or bottom of the boat.I was going to use brass screws also.I thought about using ribs and incorporate them into the seats to be out of the way.Also the seats would also substitute as storage boxes.I planned on making my own set of oars with three pieces of wood each.I also thought of attaching an upright seat to the bench type wooden seat I was going to install.
Any help would be much appreciated.Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!
Miles
September 12th, 2007 at 9:53 pm #
Best places online for Wooden Boat Plans and Hovercraft Design Plans?
CrimsonHearts
January 21st, 2009 at 7:56 pm #
Another One of My Dreams…?
Again, I do not want to know what they mean… Just what you Think. Your OPINION… I’m going to keep posting my dreams and Nightmares. I’ve got tons and more will come. I’m writing down the ones that stickout most. Add me if you want to hear more… They will all be titled the same, except the first one. Some details won’t make sense without other dreams, sorry. It’s sort of like a story and very long.. again SORRY
This was a dream I was not included in. I only watched. It was like a movie, but I felt what she felt… I pieced it all together when I woke up.
A family was on a trip. A sea vacation. They were on some sort of water vehicle. There was the dad, which looked like a man who was in one of the Beethoven movies. Terrible actor… Two daughters, one who resembled Alice from Twilight and one with dirty blonde hair named Rachel. Two sons, one with dark hair and another with sandy, honey colored hair that reached his mid-face. He was from my dream when a bunch of my friends and I got stranded on a wooden boat and landed at an island. His eyes were the exact color of his hair… He was gorgeous. All the kids are teenagers. Where is mom? Well dad is single. Mother passed away. Suddenly, I don’t know what happened, an accident maybe, but she woke up on a beach, the girl like Alice. She started exploring and found that this was a well civilized place. The people were different though, somehow. They seemed so unreal and dazed, and they were totally unaware of the other people in the world. They knew more existed, but they had never met or interacted with them. She finally meets two kind guys that take her to their apartment. They are not gay, just two roommates and friends. They talk about each other’s lives and worlds and how she ended up there. They are fascinated with her. She stays with them for a few days. Then a few weeks. She knows they want her to be a permanent resident at their home. But this is not where she belongs, and she must leave. They know she’s becoming wary, so they keep and eye on her. Meanwhile, she manages to build some sort of weapon. It’s like a gun that shoots out a thick, dark pink ray/laser. Sorry it sounds so corny and cheesy. Keep in mind, this is the future and teenagers are much more intelligent than before… or now. However you see it. A while back, when they were first speaking, the boys explained to her that there was a sort of was going on. I swear, if you were in the middle of it, it looked like a scene from Halo 3 and War of the Worlds in the midst of a tropical island. It’s like two species have gone against each other. Creepy creatures from Halo and big robotic thing from the movie. She goes out and tries killing them with her creation. At first she succeeds and confuses the beasts, but then it fails and she realizes they are too strong for it. So she returns and designs a whole new and improved weapon. It’s larger, heavier, stronger, and ten times as powerful. It’s a good thing she’s strong. The day before she uses it, the guys confront her. They tell her that they know what she is doing and she has to stop. She’s crazy and she will never defeat them. They don’t want to get hurt and killed. They care about her. She doesn’t say anything, only gives them a look of comprehension. That night, in bed, she plans what she will do. She decides to kill whatever she may and then escape. How she will leave, she doesn’t know. But she will do it someway, somehow. She just feels that she will know what to do and trusts this intuition. That morning, she woke up later than usual. By that time the guys were gone. She gathered her things, which was only her weaponry, and left. She came to the same place as before and began her killing spree. She began well, but then the [war of the worlds monsters] grew and became enraged and stronger. She realized it was time to leave. For good. A few yards away, there was a cliff. She dropped her gun and ran and jumped. It felt so real. I felt like I was really falling through the air… and then, hit water. It felt so good. She swam and swam away. Finally she grew weak. Just as she was about to give into the sore aching of her muscles, she saw something. It was another beach. She swam harder, against the pain. Finally, she dragged herself on shore and read the worn sign “Moreno Beach”. There was a sort of tropical restaurant just behind it, and out came her father. Then her brothers and Rachel. She collapsed in their arms. They couldn’t believe it. We thought we’d lost you her dad sad, tears rolling down his face. Her brothers crushed her in embrace and Rachel hugged her and cried into her shoulder. Suddenly a woman came out. Turns out dad had fallen in love with her. She didn’t like the woman. Too happy… too fake. But she was finally with her family and that’s all she cared about.
pompeyfc123@btinternet.com
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 am #
boat building plans and designs?
does anyone know where i can get plans for a wooden boat from for free?or if anyone has some could you please email me them i would really apreciate it thanks
Paul H
February 13th, 2010 at 1:29 pm #
Expoy Question (2 part/marine) Wood Jon boat – only expoying the seams?
I build a wooden jon boat. The boat is 7 feet long, by 2 feet wide. The sides are 13 inches. If I just expoy the seams and then paint, will it float? I used 3/4 inch pine wood to build it, and used waterproof glue and brass screw to fasten it together. I was told this would be fine, because it will not be in the water all the time. I was planning on just using exterior house paint as by primer coat, and then cover that with a floor paint designed for bathroom use. I was told this would be fine, based the fact that it wouldn’t be in the water all the time. Is this a good plan or was I mislead? I’m asking because some people say to expoy the whole boat. I want to use 3 to 4 hours, every other weekend. I only need the boat to hold up for one summer.