Boat building help

[lockley16]

It is fun but it is not seaworthy enough for choppy bay waters. It is fine on lakes and rivers but kind of slow. But let's keep this thread about your boat.

Ok, I was just curious. I have finished the molds but now I have to work on a keel to hold them all together.

 

[SamSam]

You forgot the stem. The bow. The front part

 

[lockley16]

You forgot the stem. The bow. The front part

Ya I know that, I am going to leave it with the keel so I can make it one piece.

 

[SamSam]

A keel? That must be on drawing 5.

 

[lockley16]

A keel? That must be on drawing 5.

In the actual plans there isn't a keel but 1 I want to see what it would look like and 2 for me it would be easier to set it up that way.

 

[lockley16]

Hey guys, I have another update. The last couple of days have been hectic but I am working on the model. I was debating on putting a keel on it or like it is in the picture so I chose the picture. I have only got a little bit of it done though because I had to redo 2 molds and I was busy all day Saturday. I will post a pic of what I have done in the morning.

 

[lockley16]

Ok guys here is the model. Just keep in mind that this is my first model of anything and I have really sophisticated x-acto knifes and sandpaper. sorry for being late but I wanted to finish it before I took pictures of it. Here is pic 1 of 2.

 

[lockley16]

And here is pic 2 of 2. I need to sand the bottom to get everything flush.

 

[hoytedow]

Don't worry about the time. Haste makes waste.

 

[lockley16]

I was sanding the bottom of the mold to get it flush when the wood split along 1's slot. Luckily I still tad a ton of glue on hand and I got it all fixed up, you can't even tell it happened.

 

[hoytedow]

Progress report?

 

[Mystic power]

I want to build a boat but it's a bit different it's about 90 feet long by 30 feet wide yes it's a party boat the draft will be about two feet the gross tonnage is 42 tons can anyone make a reccomedation for power with jet drives I want about 7 knots