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And some things that sort of look like boat parts: I used a jigsaw to make the cuts, so they ended up a little wavy on the longer straight lines. Next time I'll get my act together and dig out the circle saw.

Here is the "workshop"

Mattkab, I’m right smack in the middle of Seattle in the Central District. I would have thought there weren’t many boats getting built in my neighborhood, but there are actually two other boat within a block of here that appear to be home built. We’re one of the lucky blocks in this part of town whe...

And so it begins...GV11 quarantine project is officially underway. Got the first sheet of plywood marked up and ready to cut tomorrow. Was going to post a “workshop” photo, but ran out of light. Although fortunately my workshop isn’t very photo worthy. In fact, it looks a lot like a driveway with th...

Thanks, Evan. For the bottom, do you mean just the bottom panels and plus a couple inches over the joint with the side panels? I was thinking of an 8 HP engine or something relatively modest. Is the 12 oz biaxial on both sides necessary even if I've got a relatively small, albeit planing, engine? Ha...

Thanks for the input. I was thinking of using 12 oz on the bottom panels and 6 oz on the sides. I think my glassing skills are somewhere between poor and very poor. I've only ever done smaller repairs on other boats before, so I'll be on the uphill side of the learning curve. Using some really rough...

Hello all, I joined this site a few years ago with the intention of building something big but then life interfered and I disappeared after having a kid, moving houses, etc. Finally getting back to it and just purchased plans for a GV 11. Eventually I'd like to build something in the 16-17 foot rang...

Once I get a little more serious, I'd love to take a look if you don't mind! Is it the blue hull with the white cabin? It looks like one of those photos is at Twin Bridges up near LaConner (or maybe just a marina with a similar layout), where we used to keep our boat. What size engine do you have on...

Amydog, I don't think I've seen yours on here--any chance you've got some pictures or a build thread?

The DE 23 looks like the perfect boat for me but I am not very familiar with that hull type as I don't see many of that style out here so I would love to hear more about any problems there are with that type. Why assume that there could be a problem? There are different types of boats with differen...