Finally!

[Jess P]

Ok Everyone, After 2 years and buying three different plans. One being Sam Devlins "Honker" and two others from glen-l. I finally built my first boat. I didn't use any of the plans either which is a shame but I will get to them when I am a little more seasoned. The only reason I vere built this one is that I was out of commision after I was burned in the face by some antifreeze (a whole other story that I'm too embarrassed to share) and the doctors said no work for two weeks. I became terribly bored and thought what a great time to start a project. So I built a five foot dinghy. I made a few mistakes one of them involving epoxy and a space heater :eek: but its ok because it's a well vented shop. It sounds alot worse then it was.Besides Im only nineteen so I'm still allowed to make mistakes like that. My dad came in our shop and raised hell with me. Anyways, It turned out well and now I was thinking of building something that was lapstrake. I need some books and/or plans does anyone have any suggestions. Im thinking about a 10 foot dory or something that would be good for a first lapstrake. Any and All help would be Very appreciated. Thanks Alot Jess.

[shamus]

Jess, congratulations. A bit longer than 10 feet, but I always admired 'The Martin Skiff' as a building project. It's covered in issues 150,151 and 152 of Wooden Boat. Worth a look I reckon.

[NormMessinger]

Awe, tell your dad to get a grip. Epoxy is not that volitle. Um, you're 19 you say? Better wait a few years. I was prolly 25 and fresh out of some volunteer fireman training when I told my dad he had been using his ladder upside down for the last 50 years of so. Bad mistake. --but he was.

Any chance of seeing pictures of you new baby?

Best wishes.

--Norm

[Bruce Taylor]

Congrats, Jess. Post a picture!

[Meerkat]

Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual
by Iain Oughtred

Ultralight Boatbuilding
by Thomas J. Hill

Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats
by John Gardner

I totally reccommend Mr. Oughtred's book and Mr. Hill's may be closer to what you want. Neither has plans, but do have pointers to resources. Mr. Oughtred has a substantial catalog of excellent glued clinker/lapstrake designs at a fair cost (many available through the Woodenboat Store). Mr. Hill has a few light canoe designs.

I wonder about Mr. Gardner's book for a beginner. Lofting skills might be required and getting full sized patterns etc. will make it easier for a new boat builder.

A search on yahoo is likely to turn up all kinds of free boat plans. Try this: http://google.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=%22free+boat+plans%22

Duckworks Magazine (http://www.duckworksmagazine.com) is a great online magazine resource too.

[ 10-07-2002, 09:42 PM: Message edited by: Meerkat ]

[AngWood]

What would your dad like you to build? I'm only asking because I wish I had built the boat my dad wanted me to build at that age, instead of the one I ended up building.

[Jess Potter]

Believe it or not my Dad wanted me to build a 16 foot flat bottom riverboat which is useless on lakes and I would also like to take whatever I build out ocean fishing. Im think maybe an 18 foot semi-v skiff. Im not sure yet, still want to finish a few smaller boats first. Jess

[180]

I was looking for something a little more elegant than a jon boat. (see thread) Preferably something lapstrake.

Members of the forum suggested:
The Simmons Sea Skiff
Diablo
The Rifleman

Look at the Simmons Sea Skiff.
This site has one under construction...
http://www.oldwharf.com/ow_sss_underconstruction.html

If you want a boat to fish lakes and the ocean, then you should build a boat that can do that.