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Posted: 2/6/2022 10:26:07 PM EDT
16.5’
Yes, it’s a terrible idea….   Not a terrible price, so… |
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Posted: 2/6/2022 10:37:43 PM EDT
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Cool little boat, it would crumble under my care.
You may have more patience. |
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IA, USA
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Posted: 2/6/2022 10:46:40 PM EDT
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Wood boats have a different feel to them than aluminum. If it’s a decent price and is wide enough to be stable go for it. You can always strip the paint and add fiberglass and resin.
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Posted: 2/6/2022 10:48:35 PM EDT
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A boat is a hole in the water surrounded by wood into which one pours money.
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Posted: 2/6/2022 10:52:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Urimaginaryfrnd: Wood boats have a different feel to them than aluminum. If it’s a decent price and is wide enough to be stable go for it. You can always strip the paint and add fiberglass and resin. Recently epoxied, bright work stripped and varnished. Looks good. |
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Posted: 2/6/2022 10:56:34 PM EDT
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Neat! Very pretty!
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Posted: 2/7/2022 6:53:33 AM EDT
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That boat needs a proper gaff-rigged sail, dagger board, and tiller.
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Posted: 2/7/2022 7:12:01 AM EDT
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It looks nice, if the price is good, I would buy that.
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Posted: 2/7/2022 7:54:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By flcracker: That boat needs a proper gaff-rigged sail, dagger board, and tiller. I know. The kit for that IS available. |
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Posted: 2/7/2022 8:41:45 AM EDT
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Wood boats require significantly more TLC than glass or steel boats.
Even more so if you're in the warmer southern water. If you treat it well, it will last a long time. |
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Posted: 2/7/2022 3:17:37 PM EDT
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I love how much quieter wooden boats are for hunting.
It is the maintenance involved that I do not own one. Although I am tempted to try make a coffin boat. But the plywood is out of sight. |
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Posted: 2/7/2022 3:38:57 PM EDT
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Good looking little boat.
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Posted: 2/7/2022 7:10:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cincinnatus: I know. The kit for that IS available. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cincinnatus: Originally Posted By flcracker: That boat needs a proper gaff-rigged sail, dagger board, and tiller. I know. The kit for that IS available. Do you have a nice garage to store it in? It looks nice that’s for sure. |
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Posted: 2/7/2022 7:19:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Cincinnatus]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sparkyD: Do you have a nice garage to store it in? It looks nice that’s for sure. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sparkyD: Originally Posted By Cincinnatus: Originally Posted By flcracker: That boat needs a proper gaff-rigged sail, dagger board, and tiller. I know. The kit for that IS available. Do you have a nice garage to store it in? It looks nice that’s for sure. I do. Although I may stick it outside, on its back, next to the garage (on the trailer) |
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Posted: 8/28/2022 5:28:57 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Cincinnatus]
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Took a beating this summer. My kids took it all over the place. Total adventure. They had a great summer.
I will begin refinishing it in September.  
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Posted: 8/28/2022 6:31:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cincinnatus: Took a beating this summer. My kids took it all over the place. Total adventure. They had a great summer. I will begin refinishing it in September. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285/3F47C260-4B48-4953-B7F2-8BEA19AD8F8C-2506476.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285/1BE7AD1F-E1E1-4CB1-A951-8F8DC962D4BA-2506497.jpg That is a cool little boat. I bet they had a ball.
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Posted: 8/28/2022 10:45:56 PM EDT
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Pretty cool boat. Great experience for the boys.
What motor do you have on it? Looks different from the one in the original post. |
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Posted: 8/28/2022 10:55:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TN-MadDog: Pretty cool boat. Great experience for the boys. What motor do you have on it? Looks different from the one in the original post. Same little outboard. Tohatsu Four Stroke, 6HP |
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Posted: 9/4/2022 9:08:34 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/4/2022 9:50:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cincinnatus: Same little outboard. Tohatsu Four Stroke, 6HP Those are quality, bullet-proof little engines. |
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Posted: 9/4/2022 11:06:59 AM EDT
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Nice. I like wooden boats.
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Posted: 10/15/2022 4:28:22 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Cincinnatus]
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Varnishing the gunnels
 Repairing the bow  
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Posted: 6/10/2023 8:03:33 AM EDT
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Repaired and painted the bottom.
Going to lay a brass keel strip. |
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Posted: 6/12/2023 7:06:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/13/2023 7:18:06 AM EDT
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That keel looks nice.
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Posted: 6/13/2023 1:30:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cincinnatus: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/285/4112C6DC-4D17-4FD3-9D9F-81D8A1EC774D-2849326.jpg  |
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Posted: 6/13/2023 1:50:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryWhat's the material sandwiched between the sheer clamp and inwale? Is it expanding polyurethane foam? |
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Posted: 6/13/2023 1:51:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wookie1562: What's the material sandwiched between the sheer clamp and inwale? Is it expanding polyurethane foam? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wookie1562: What's the material sandwiched between the sheer clamp and inwale? Is it expanding polyurethane foam? I think it's some sort of epoxy. |
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Posted: 6/13/2023 1:53:54 PM EDT
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 I love my wood drift boat. I have another drift boat I use most of the time but this old girl goes down the river a few times each year. |
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Posted: 6/13/2023 1:55:37 PM EDT
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Beautiful.
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Posted: 6/13/2023 2:16:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cincinnatus: I think it's some sort of epoxy. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cincinnatus: Originally Posted By wookie1562: What's the material sandwiched between the sheer clamp and inwale? Is it expanding polyurethane foam? I think it's some sort of epoxy. Maybe epoxy over foam? If so you'll want to keep a good seal over it, if that is indeed foam moisture could wick right into the end grain of the hull. If it's straight epoxy, the hue is a little unusual but it often takes unusual colors when people add filler materials to it. It looks a bit porous in either case, not unusual for epoxy to have some bubbling. Great work on the brass keel strip. Lots of folks have problems when they drill and countersink the strip before bending it over the keel. I'm planning a a little wooden boat build and thinking through a few different options. I might end up doing both    |
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Posted: 6/13/2023 3:07:36 PM EDT
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Yeah, I recognized the pitfalls of bending after drilling (weakened bend points at the holes).
So I put it in the vice and bent it a little between each hole. It worked. Drilled shallow holes into the keel and used a bedding compound that will take about a week to cure. |
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Posted: 8/26/2023 7:13:40 PM EDT
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Added a porthole ice bucket insert
   
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