You bring up a very good point about growing kids. I need to plan for way more
I love fishing and boating from an 8' jonboat that I built 3 years ago, but it's definitely only for ponds and small lakes. I live in CT and would...
Thank you all for the good advice. I did not know that a battery not under load will often read differently. I tested, and it was not holding a...
I just finished building my 1st boat (a small 8' pram), and was given an old Minn Kota trolling motor that my father was given (used) after he got...
Last year I drove 2 hours up to Boulter Plywood in MA to get some nice 4' by 8' sheets of Meranti for my jonboat build (based on Steve Lewis'...
Thank you all for the good advice. DCockey, I took the Puddle Duck design but at 12' long (Puddle Goose) and w/o the rear rocker. Instead of side...
I've started building my 1st boat (a 12' jon boat), and am planning on having a buoyancy chamber under one of the seats. I'm planning on taping...
summer boat A 16' or longer jon boat with at least 48" beam will be able to carry a lot, will be stable for the kids, and can be made rather...
Marine ply I know this is a late response, but Meranti is cheaper and way tougher (but heavier). I wouldn't use Okoume on a duck or jon boat that...
correction sorry, not Bateau's. It was Clark's at...
Modular/folding/nesting/etc. I am also thinking about making a plywood boat that can be easily transported (and stored - I live in an apartment)....