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SO this virus outbreak has obviously got me stuck at home more than I'd like... and I've finally got round to putting a video together of the build photos and some videos on the water. If anyone else is having to self-isolate and is bored out of their minds, they might be interested in watching it: ...

Well I for one would be up for that - any idea how many there are? I know of Illker and your mate Steve but there must be others.

Everyone who has seen my boat seems astonished that it’s home made, particularly by me! Here’s hoping it catches on over here

Well Skunk Ape and Grassman certainly get the imagination firing on all cylinders 8O :lol: Thanks Fuzz and Cape Man, I'll let you know how the rollers and stake go as I already have all the ingredients now, but I will give the running-line a try in the summer once I've scoped out some suitable spots...

Trying that link again:

Just thinking about ways to keep the boat to hand on a far-away beach for, say, a long lunch, or overnight - has anyone ever tried these inflatable rollers? image005s.jpg They seem like a good way to do it without having to anchor it and swim/have an inflatable tender etc. Seems like three is the ma...

Er that should say "a few other people" not "a few otter people"... though I have heard tales of otter people in certain parts of Devon before

Thanks everyone for your comments, and your tips along the way! If anyone in the UK is thinking of building one of these boats, I can thoroughly recommend a few otters people that I was lucky to encounter that have also been a huge help: Motor/FF/Electrical: Duncan from Wet Marine Bristol/SW Marine ...

Cheers you guys for the kind comments! 8) Reid yes I do, the FF has a speedo that was clocking 21 knots but that was still rising when I eased off - it’s a new motor and the chap said not to go over 2/3rds throttle for long until it’s gone for 20hours to bed the engine in. I’ll do a proper speed che...

Good news, dear reader - after 7 months of messing about, Sweet Chariot has passed the float test!! :) 8) 8) 8) I was racking my brains as to what I had forgotten to do - transom drain plug, all straps removed etc, until there really was nothing for it but to reverse down that ramp and find out once...

Thanks Leland! Its a good point :lol: :lol: Plenty of pickups round here but I doubt many flats boats have come within a 100mile radius, maybe some wildfowler's on the River Severn with a 50mm punt gun! Flats boats don't seem to have really caught on in the whole of Europe for some reason TBH - we m...