Boat Builder Central

The paint on the exterior of the hull is Rustoleum. The process of getting the hull ID number and registration in Tennessee was a bit of a Catch-22 but ultimately was easy. (To get a hull ID for a homemade boat you have to fill out the form to request a registration number but one of the items the f...

With some help from friends we flipped the boat. I couldn't bring myself to put holes in the bottom to align and tighten the skeg as indicated in the instructions. So it was epoxy glued only. We had a fair amount of additional fiberglass so we covered the bottom and several inches up the sides. Ther...

Earlier this summer we decided to prioritize finishing the boat so we could enjoy it this summer and fall. With the help of some friends we hauled it up on our back porch and got to work. First glued the breast hook and other corner braces. Then added the rub rails. These were cut out of some scrap ...

We flipped the boat over and fiberglassed the chines. That's as far as we got last summer. We put it on a trailer and pulled it back to Tennessee where it sat until this summer.

I opted for buoyancy foam so I needed to create some hidden spaces inside of the storage compartments for this. I used rough cardboard templates to figure out the correct shape and size for the walls of these spaces and then cut them out of scrap plywood and glued them in. Also seen here is the proc...

Hey everyone. I really fell down on posting. Last summer got very crazy as it went. Too many projects in too little time. This boat is finished now so if I can remember how to use the forum interface I'm going to post photos from last summer and this summer showing the remainder of the process. Thes...

Hey Pee Wee, you are the second person to express concern about the BCX plywood. While the boat isn't meant to be a showpiece, I certainly don't want it to fall apart. You got me questioning my memory. I thought maybe I had imagined the BCX as an option. Went back and looked through the instructions...

Buddy of mine was visiting for a few days and he was curious about the process. He's a talented woodworker but has never built a boat. He jumped in and helped me get the cleats on and we were able to coat the interior with epoxy in short order. https://forums.bateau2.com/app.php/gallery/image/5186/m...

Once the splices had a chance to cure, the shape of the boat came together very quickly using zip ties. I predrilled for the ties using the CNC and found this worked very well. Only had to add a few holes with the hand drill to cinch a couple of places that needed a few additional ties. https://foru...

After getting the cut pieces to Wisconsin, a small snafu with the butt blocks, and some timely forum advice from Aripeka Angler, I was able to get the butt blocks in place. Really amazed at how strong and flexible the joints on the sides and bottom were. https://forums.bateau2.com/app.php/gallery/im...