boatfinatic15
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2012
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- 19
I'm a 15 year old who has about 1 year of work under an expert carpenter learning how to build houses now i'm wanting to get a bit more advanced in wood working.
First of all I have about $1200 stored away in the bank and earning more weekly so I've got to keep within that budget in building my boat.
I need information on the best plywood to use and figuring I want mid sized interior compartments to store rope , emergency supplies , fishing poles , tackle boxes , and food for fishing trips.
Its a struggle trying to level cost , durability , and weight figuring I need it to be light enough to be handled without taking 20 stong men to move it.
I would like it to last however i don't really expect one that will last 30 years but good durability will be great.
Love to fish love to design , love to build the solution for me was a home made boat.
I information after I build the hull and top deck is there some sort of coating or paint I need because I can't build the whole boat out of pressure treeted board it would be very expensive and a devil to fill all the cracks.
I can get my employer a 30 year home and structure builder to cut the plywood because when he does it with a skill saw it looks like the factory saw cut it.
He can brace the hull fine but what sort of boards should i use for equal strength and lightness?
1by2 ?1by3 ?2by4 ? 2by6? 2by8? What is the best for a lightweight 14 foot bate with 2' 6" hight?
Please give me suggjestions figuring this is the best place to find this out and though I get advice from my employer/brother in law he builds houses , barns , shops , driveways , and pole barns NOT boats.
This would hopefully be drawn out process of 4 or more months so I can use it as a pass time project.
First of all I have about $1200 stored away in the bank and earning more weekly so I've got to keep within that budget in building my boat.
I need information on the best plywood to use and figuring I want mid sized interior compartments to store rope , emergency supplies , fishing poles , tackle boxes , and food for fishing trips.
Its a struggle trying to level cost , durability , and weight figuring I need it to be light enough to be handled without taking 20 stong men to move it.
I would like it to last however i don't really expect one that will last 30 years but good durability will be great.
Love to fish love to design , love to build the solution for me was a home made boat.
I information after I build the hull and top deck is there some sort of coating or paint I need because I can't build the whole boat out of pressure treeted board it would be very expensive and a devil to fill all the cracks.
I can get my employer a 30 year home and structure builder to cut the plywood because when he does it with a skill saw it looks like the factory saw cut it.
He can brace the hull fine but what sort of boards should i use for equal strength and lightness?
1by2 ?1by3 ?2by4 ? 2by6? 2by8? What is the best for a lightweight 14 foot bate with 2' 6" hight?
Please give me suggjestions figuring this is the best place to find this out and though I get advice from my employer/brother in law he builds houses , barns , shops , driveways , and pole barns NOT boats.
This would hopefully be drawn out process of 4 or more months so I can use it as a pass time project.