Building boats is my best obsession and the platform will help me get them to the water.
Thank you
Stitch and glue Lightweight platform update
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Building boats is my best obsession and the platform will help me get them to the water.
Thank you
She is powered with a 23hp mud buddy.
Top speed is 18mph but she likes about 12mph.
I do alot of drifting and she is a big heavy boat, 20' long x 54" wide.
That is why I put the locks on her.
It takes a few licks to get her moving but then she just chugs along.
Really fun rowing tandom.
Hollar if you would like to see build pics
I too like the look of the drawer front especially with the copper rivets that really can't be seen in the pic.
Thank you
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fluffyprinceton
Adventurer
" Hollar Hollar" amazing setup - the Mud Buddys are new to me. Very interested - how did you deal with the canoe bottom? That's usually the weak spot when taking wood boat builds into shallow water - I'm sure you thought of something...
Just as a public service announcement...Correct me if I'm wrong...the UHMW slides you are using are not the King Starboard material commonly available - that's good stuff but for slides & ultimate durability you want ----
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene UHMW-PE - This is the good stuff - more expensive of course.
Very-high-molecular-weight polyethylene VHMW-PE - This is an in-between grade King Starboard sells - I've never used it.
High-molecular-weight polyethylene HMW-PE or HDPE - This is the stuff called Starboard - very useful but not slippery enough for slides nor as tough.
I'm a bit confused about your alu drawer front - is that a solid thick piece or did you do something clever to get it to wrap around the wood drawer face? Love the copper rivets, great look.Moe
http://s1212.beta.photobucket.com/user/oyster9/library/freighter canoe
Hey Moe here is a link to the freighter build pics.
Brace yourself there is a gob of them.
The bottom is 1/2" red cedar strips with 3 layers of 10oz glass inside and out.
Then there is 1"x2" white oak rub strakes topped with 3/4" hdpe on the outside and aluminum unistrut on the inside.
I don't know enough about plastic to speak much about it.
Where I get mine I have the choice of white virgin or black recycled.
The drawer front is .125 aluminum bent on the top and right sides in a brake.
Hey Moe here is a link to the freighter build pics.
Brace yourself there is a gob of them.
The bottom is 1/2" red cedar strips with 3 layers of 10oz glass inside and out.
Then there is 1"x2" white oak rub strakes topped with 3/4" hdpe on the outside and aluminum unistrut on the inside.
I don't know enough about plastic to speak much about it.
Where I get mine I have the choice of white virgin or black recycled.
The drawer front is .125 aluminum bent on the top and right sides in a brake.
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AeroNautiCal
Explorer
I've never seen a remote prop like this, nor a prop so well protected against FOD.
Very interesting and impressive.
Very interesting and impressive.
These motors have some nice benefits ;
Air cooled, so no worries of burning up in the weeds, or silt or when out of the water,
Surface piercing props, so they can be driven in a lot shallower water,
No need to be on step like a jet motor, so you can pick your way up a tight creek with a lot less speed and stress.
I added a stainless steel skeg to help keep the prop up above the cobble.
Thank you
http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/oyster9/library/Stitch and glue dry boxes
Thank you,
And it is my pleasure to share.
Here is a link to some boxes I built for a raft that may help with building a chuck box.
The shop belongs to a ex employer that is kind enough to let me use when needed.
99% of the time I build in the puny little garage in most of the pics.
AeroNautiCal
Explorer
Beautiful, practical and durable.
Very many thanks for sharing your idea's and construction techniques, it's been fantastic to watch these come to life.
That apart, please feel free to embark on new projects as we'll miss your updates! (o:
Very many thanks for sharing your idea's and construction techniques, it's been fantastic to watch these come to life.
That apart, please feel free to embark on new projects as we'll miss your updates! (o:
Thanks again kind sir,
As far as future projects, I am thinking about a swing out tire carrier with a integrated fold down stove shelf and soda keg for a shower.
Still needs some imagineering.