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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Build from scratch 18'×72"
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<blockquote data-quote="richg99" data-source="post: 412548" data-attributes="member: 4376"><p>Well, individuals have been building their own boats for a thousand or more years. Like many "inventions", I'll bet that each one was derived from some prior craft that the builder liked.</p><p></p><p>Then, the builder modified whatever the prior boat had, and made the new one "his own".</p><p></p><p>That is the method I would do. Thousands of years of boat design shouldn't be overlooked, IMHO.</p><p></p><p>Here are 3 different boat plan companies. I suggest you look through their offerings; find one that is close to your dream...buy the plans and then modify as needed and desired.</p><p></p><p>I built a 16-foot wooden dory some 25 years ago. I did the lofting and everything that those $5.00 plans called for. It was fun. It looked like the picture. It rowed OK....but...Until too late....I didn't find out that to be properly stable...I needed 300 lbs of ballast. That wouldn't work for the usage that I envisioned. </p><p></p><p>So, research; research; research ....before you cut a single piece of metal.</p><p></p><p>richg99</p><p></p><p>https://www.glen-l.com/</p><p></p><p>https://www.hartley-boats.com/</p><p></p><p>https://bateau.com/boat_plans.php?cat=28</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richg99, post: 412548, member: 4376"] Well, individuals have been building their own boats for a thousand or more years. Like many "inventions", I'll bet that each one was derived from some prior craft that the builder liked. Then, the builder modified whatever the prior boat had, and made the new one "his own". That is the method I would do. Thousands of years of boat design shouldn't be overlooked, IMHO. Here are 3 different boat plan companies. I suggest you look through their offerings; find one that is close to your dream...buy the plans and then modify as needed and desired. I built a 16-foot wooden dory some 25 years ago. I did the lofting and everything that those $5.00 plans called for. It was fun. It looked like the picture. It rowed OK....but...Until too late....I didn't find out that to be properly stable...I needed 300 lbs of ballast. That wouldn't work for the usage that I envisioned. So, research; research; research ....before you cut a single piece of metal. richg99 https://www.glen-l.com/ https://www.hartley-boats.com/ https://bateau.com/boat_plans.php?cat=28 [/QUOTE]
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