Boat Builder Central

Ain’t it the hard learned truth.

Thanks. The high end option, as much as it is, looks like the way to go. The alternatives would be a cheap pair of oars that would haunt me for years, paying even more for Sturdy vintage oars or buying a couple of expensive planks of ash, spending a couple of months learning to make my own, then buy...

I’m looking for 6 1/2 fr wood oars for my 14 1/2’ replica Old Florida fish camp rental rowboat. The oars I ordered were a disappointment and I’m returning them. They don’t have the heft and feel of the period oars. I’d rather pay for a pair of sturdy oars than spend a couple of years learning to cra...

We want to add a protective layer of fiberglas to the flat bottom of a wood rowboat that's 14' long and four feet at the widest. As I understand it, we will need to use one coat to seal the wood, another coat to bond the fiberglas (8 oz?) and a final coat for finish. We plan to come up about six inc...