Boat Builder Central

i forgot....i was going to tell andrew...while you're not building through the winter, fly on down here. we have a sweet 25' bayfield we can go out on. you can learn some basic sailing in a very stable boat. be more than happy to show you some things. i'm by no means a pro, but i can show you a few ...

we went on a weekend cruise and hit bottom, in the dark. our problem was, we were in really shallow water and didn't realize it. we went in at a good heel, so we didn't hit until she sat up!!! we spent the night right there. the next morning the tide came in and we were able to drift off. that's the...

.....and it's always a good idea to know how deep the water is and how deep you draft...Never let those two dimensions get too close to being the same!!

can you get back in if you roll? or is this boat capable of an eskimo roll? i'm curious because i was going to build one for fun, but i would also want to play arould in the coastal waters.

mix ratio issure.....or not mixing long enough.

the weekender exists, google search and that pops up everywhere. vacationer is the same way. great auk exists as a sea kayak skua...well, you know that's out there. you need a name that when someone does a search because they saw a boat they really like and found out what it was, they search, and fi...

"hangy off the side abominations" = lee boards i would think it would be really squirrely without a keel of some sort. i like the idea you're looking at though. for a sail, you could propably find a used sailboard sail and mast and be all set. i wonder if you put on a full keel, maybe abou...

got me thinking about how i did mine. i went and opend some of my pictures. you're right, the sides were longer on mine too. the sides were also longer in the aft transom on mine. i used a 3/4" pvc pipe and held it where the sides were flush and then trimmed the sides down. i though it was just...

the 10-5/8" vertical you mention is correct, however, look at the horizontal dimensions to layout the bow transom. properly drawn out the sides of the transom will be at at angle, not a vertical like it seems. it's very slight but it will match up to the side. look at the print. the top edge of...

sounds like jaques needs to design a n8 or n9 in a sailing version to appeal to those who don't like the pram type hull.......(hint, hint...)