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This is the reason, why my sailing garvey is 11' 11". Getting our Jonboat registered was a nightmare and I certainly did not want to go through something like that again.

You should (re)-consider D. Gentry's Chuckanut 12 - I built one for about $150 and we love it enough to have built a C15 the next year. Great boats, great plans and instructions, easily available...

This weekend on Thomas Hill Lake in Missouri:
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We named her Raspberry Sundae. This is what you get when you involve your kids in...

Bob,
Please refrain from this kind of stupid political commentary in boat building threads. Comparing environmental regulations to the mass murder of millions of people is insulting in so many ways...

I need to cut several Eastern Red Cedars (Juniperus virginian) on our property. Some of them have nice straight stems with no dead branches on them. I suspect that there will be some nice straight...

This is exactly the reason why I keep my German citizenship.

I would suggest to look at the plans by Jim Michalak. http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/jim/michalak.htm Intended to be build with cheap materials, they are a great way to get started with boats. His...

Thanks for all the contributions.

Dan: I meant with "not stable enough for comfort (mom's and mine)" not that we would paddle in the kids boat - we have our C12 and C15 for that - but rather that...

Bob, I hope I will get to this boat in a few weeks. Yes, I will be in touch with Dave G. before starting. I hope work will slow down somewhat next week so that I can finish the C15 and get that part...

Our 12-footer has 2 or 3 milk jugs in front and back (I don't remember the exact number). There is one picture on our flickr site where you can see how they fit in....

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The frame for our new Chuckanut 15 is almost ready for skinning. The emergency flotation is the last thing to do before skinning. ...

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Last year's build of a Dave Gentry C12 was a big success with the whole family and now everybody wants to have one. We decided that a...

I just came in from the shed oiling the frame of my current C15 build. The keel is 160.25" long. I used the patterns Dave G. sends with the plans, and cut the notches, if I am not completely...

Bob,
I find your tone in posts #9 and #44 very disrespectful and inappropriate for conversations among adults who share a common interest.
More importantly, comparing people, who are concerned...

I am planning a similar project for my family (8 and 10 year old kids). We already have one of Dave Gentry's C12 skin on frame kayaks, and based on that want to build a C15 for one adult and one kid....

As an evolutionary biologist, I find this one more convincing.
So, there we go ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=KzF5aQ8X-hA

Thanks for all the kind comments! I am sure this boat will be heavily used and enjoyed. Had I known what a great way of building this is, I would not have waited until the 6th one to try SOF.


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She floats! We finally got her in the water and the proud owner was faster gone than I could get a camera! Here a picture from the return:...

Thanks Jeff. What kind of caulk do you use? We're in the Midwest, so marine supplies aren't an easy option. We've got Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, and Menards.

Tomorrow is launch day.

We will use the boat a lot off a sandy/muddy beach.
We thought of adding a rub strip along the keel. The strip would be doug fir, as wide as the keel, about 1/8" thick...

We have a Piragua - this is clearly a great boat for your purposes. We use it to poke around in swamps and on lakes (as long as it is not to windy), to set trot lines, go fish, etc.
we built it from...

Yes, where is the birth certificate (long form)?

I am in Columbia MO and I could not find marine plywood anywhere in a reasonable driving distance. Schutte Lumber in KC was very friendly and even found a supplier: they were happy to order it for...

The frame is finished and ready for oiling. Hopefully, we will find time to skin next week. I have been fitting the coamings to be installed after skinning and this brought up my next question:
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We are making progress with our C12 build.
http://gentrycustomboats.com/C12%20page.html
The frame is almost finished except for the floor boards, coaming, and varnish/oil. Here is a picture with...

Jim Michalak's Electron might be worth a look. The designer indicates that it might be a good candidate for a motor sailor.
http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/jim/electron/index.htm

This is what I did with the bottom of our Jonboat. The bottom is 3/8" ply, some exterior plywood, I think 3 or maybe 5 plies. I cut kerfs a little more than half through the plywood and filled them...

Long time reader, first time asker ....

I am currently in the process to varnish the bright work on my version of Chapelle's 'Garvey Box' - my first experience with varnish. I am using 'ACE Spar...

I have a 2000 Chevy Prizm, which is identical to a Corolla. I pull my Bay Hen (about 1500 lbs trailerweight) without any problems over short and long distances. Also not problems on the boat ramp. My...