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I think it could use a bit more support and a lot more caulk. I think it could also do without the window in the bottom of the boat.
I have a Pvc raft that is a great way to get off the banks. let me know if your interested in it im asking 75 bones but can work with ya. i wouldnt trust a plywood boat belive trust me i have pulled more than one person out of the water that made their own boat. U.S.C.G Vet
I built a sheet and a half boat this past winter that I've taken down many local creeks here on the coast for steelhead. It's made out of 1.5 sheets of 1/4" plywood, x4 8' 2x2 furring strips, good screws, 1 tube of marine caulk and half gallon of coat-it epoxy. This thing is a beast. It actually handles bigger creek water pretty well, and with the bottom epoxied it'll slide over it's fair share of rocks and gravel bars too. The only thing I wish I would've done was made a heavy chine rail instead of nailing the bottom and side together. Have fun with the 1 sheet !!! For the cost of the extra sheet ( $15 ) I would do it because it creates SO much more versatility, but either way it's all about doing it yourself !!!
I built a sheet and a half boat this past winter that I've taken down many local creeks here on the coast for steelhead. It's made out of 1.5 sheets of 1/4" plywood, x4 8' 2x2 furring strips, good screws, 1 tube of marine caulk and half gallon of coat-it epoxy. This thing is a beast. It actually handles bigger creek water pretty well, and with the bottom epoxied it'll slide over it's fair share of rocks and gravel bars too. The only thing I wish I would've done was made a heavy chine rail instead of nailing the bottom and side together. Have fun with the 1 sheet !!! For the cost of the extra sheet ( $15 ) I would do it because it creates SO much more versatility, but either way it's all about doing it yourself !!!
Question! how do you bend the wood like that to make it rounded on the side? also could you give me an entire supplies list? and plans? how long did it take? haha how much for the cost of everything? sorry for all the questions i just really want to build something by myself. the one sheet boat looks like fun but if the 1 1/2 sheet boat doesn't cost that much more i want to do it haha.
aw damn that's an impressive little mini drifter! Now THAT is something I can wrap my mind around actually fishing from. That dinky little dingy made in the OP video wouldn't last a minute on moving water.