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Old 08-05-2005, 03:27 PM
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lake barge

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
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Old 08-05-2005, 09:01 PM
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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?
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Old 08-05-2005, 10:29 PM
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by little i dont want any thing longer than 7 ft
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Old 08-06-2005, 12:35 PM
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Are you looking at something like a 'BassBuster" or other small pontoon fishing platform?

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Old 08-09-2005, 10:01 PM
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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.
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Old 08-09-2005, 10:33 PM
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A LilJon sounds about right too

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