I want to build a simple, flat bottom, vertical stem, plywood boat with fiberglass over the hull exterior. it will be a steam sidewheeler, having a fully loaded displacement of 1200 pounds, design speed is 5 kts.. 1/4"-6 mm marine plywood (don't know what type). where the drainhole in the bottom of the boat is where it rotted and blew out. from what i can see, there are one or two frames that have rot damage on them.. Plywood boat plans - jem watercraft, the mini skiff was a custom design request for a hull larger than a canoe but not as large as a full skiff. the intent was a car-toppable..
The building of a bateau jon boat 16 (gf 16) friday, august 10, 2012. day 6/7 of the bateu garvey 16 day 2, june 24, 2012 started early as i could barely sleep thinking about my plywood splices (and the calibration of my new west system pumps) 2012 and i have just actually started on the bateau jon boat 16 (gf 16). while this was the. You need about 4-5 sheets of plywood to build it. about 10mm for the bottom and 6.5 mm for the sides. update 11th january 2018: today i have sold this boat to a local dive center.. How to build a plywood boat building your own plywood (stitch and glue) boat is a low cost and light weight alternative to spending $10,000+ on an expensive commercially built boat that is difficult to trailer, very heavy, and guzzles gas..
16' Plywood Boat