Well, I know these are not the best materials to build with, but they worked well for me. I would not recommend them for a large boat, nor a...
Who, the outboard looks awesome! It looks like it came from the factory that way. Thanks for the pics :)
Do you guys think I could simply use a trolling motor prop? I looked at a few at wal-mart, and the smallest one they have is about 6" in diamter....
How could I use a trolling motor? I I thought the electric motor was in the 'pod' at the bottom of the motor. Badges65, do you have any pics of...
The engine is really not that loud, but anything beats paddling :P It appears that this is the best way to mount the engine. The pull start,...
Im currently trying to design a way to drive my 12' pirogue with a weed eater engine i recently picked up for free. I know it probably sounds...
One easy way to tell at a glance is to look at the water pump. Marine engine water pumps don't have heater hose fittings.
Well, my goal was to do this thing cheap. I used stadard (non-marine) 1/4" plywood. I however did paint the entire hull with fiberglass resin,...
Im almost done building my 12' canoe, and I'm already thinking of adding a sail to it :P I know it can be done, I've seen plenty of examples. But...
I have a thunder tiger victoria. I've had it for about 6 years, although it doesnt get used anymore. It does still work beatufully though. If I...
Im currently fairing my pirogue, but its getting pretty close to done. I'm just curious what I could use to waterproof the plywood with, both...
What do you mean 'round'? Are you talking about how they curve from end to end? If so, thats actually not hard at all. I'm using 1/4" thick...
Borrowed my friend's digital camera today. I got the bottom cut out and taped to the sides today, and I started to fiberglass the bottom to the...
What about not using fillets at all? Could I just use glass tape on the seams, inside and out?
Im currently building a 12' canoe, and I'm thinking of adding a sail later on. What would be the easiest way to add a mast to the boat, but still...
Ok, I got tired of gluing sections of gunwale on at a time (I only have 4 c-clamps), so I decided to go a different route. I made a trip up to...
Well, I have gotten pretty far on my canoe project in the past 2 days. Alot of yesterday was spent tracking down and buying materials. Today I...
I'm currently building a small flat-bottom 12' canoe, actually i just started on it yesterday. I'm currently in the process of scarfing the side...
Wouldnt building a boat large enough for 60 people out of aluminum be extremely expensive? aluminum is not cheap
What are you doing to the engine to achieve that HP? I have built many car engines (have a SBC 400 in my firebird), and you're gonna need some...