Barge to carry a single pick-up truck

Pictures please!

It was may second boat build . Circa 4m long x 122mm wide plywood sheet width. Bottom was 8mm. Bords was 6mm if I rememmber correctly .There was 4 stringers made of bare building timbers. I cut stringers bow by the jigsaw making bow deadrise . Boat looks quite strange , sidewiev was like inverted hull. The windshield flowed into a steep hood, like a car's. I only had problem with this once on a river, when a small storm broke and water poured over the windshield, catching several hundred liters of water.

You can ask why I choose 8mm at the bottom . Just for puncture resistance..After use on some submountain river there was dents and bumps at the stern part of the bottom .Bare plywood.

After thousands miles of rivers I abandoned her and some local boys burn it.
It was my Rivers Sled suprisingly fast . Bottom was 100% flat . Freeboard 60cm .Perpendicular to the bottom . No problems with turns .
Waves=need hard ***.
 
I glued it with manufactured 6" wide strips of fiberglass fabric. Several layers of fabric along the stringer. Epoxy.
The transom was made of not very thick plywood because the engines were small. 16-18mm max.
The first engine was a Rude 15hp long shaft.
 
Oh. I see. The pictured work on the dock: the dock is not inverted. The stack of 2x4 is full height, and those are the tops of the bulkheads. Decks lay on the stacks as seen.
 
Forum posts represent the experience, opinion, and view of individual users. Boat Design Net does not necessarily endorse nor share the view of each individual post.
When making any potentially dangerous or financial decision, always employ and consult appropriate professionals. Your circumstances or experience may be different.

  • Back
    Top