Boatbuilding fever WTF is wrong with me?

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Ugh... I note all the male posters here telling you to go for it. Let me just pipe in with the rational, buzzkill female perspective (no doubt shared by your wife) that yes, this would be nothing but a huge money-suck, time-suck, and has a very decent chance of never even getting finished.

My husband's first muse about a boat-building project would be his last, no question about it.

You MUST be high on crack. Do you think, even for a moment, that I mentioned this to my wife?


At this point I am content to look at boat pr0n like this:

[casimendocina]

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

At this point I am content to look at boat pr0n like this:

Gasp! This stuff should have NSFW on it.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

At this point I am content to look at boat pr0n like this:

so is this the one you are going to make?

If you do build one, you should document the steps in this thread with pictures. I've made a stitch and glue plywood kayak. I'd love to see a thread on more traditional techniques, if that's what you are doing.

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by glatt

so is this the one you are going to make?

If you do build one, you should document the steps in this thread with pictures. I've made a stitch and glue plywood kayak. I'd love to see a thread on more traditional techniques, if that's what you are doing.

I'm narrowing down my choices right now and, yes, it is all about the traditional construction techniques. I'd like to try a lapstrake boat. I'm telling myself, that's what clapboards are.

I'll post pics of the contenders soon.