lake barge

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  1. texasboatbuild
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    texasboatbuild Junior Member

    hey every body i was woungering about bulding a little lake barge i have never built something that big befor and does any body have any advice or a good place to find free plans
     
    texasboatbuild, Aug 5, 2005
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  2. marshmat
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    marshmat Senior Member

    Free plans or good plans? The two aren't often found together.

    What do you mean by 'little'? ie. length/beam/displacement range you're looking at?
     
    marshmat, Aug 5, 2005
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    texasboatbuild Junior Member

    by little i dont want any thing longer than 7 ft
     
    texasboatbuild, Aug 5, 2005
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  4. lewisboats
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    Are you looking at something like a 'BassBuster" or other small pontoon fishing platform?

    Steve
     
    lewisboats, Aug 6, 2005
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  5. marshmat
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    You want a 7-foot pond barge?

    Could just go buy some plywood and 2x2s, design it yourself in 20min with a ruler and pencil. It ain't that hard to make a box.

    If you want something more sophisticated, look at http://www.instantboats.com/boats.html there's a few little punts and such there you might be interested in. They're really quick and very easy to build.
     
    marshmat, Aug 9, 2005
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