Styrofoam

I Don't mind a rectangle. What is hdpe pipe and where. An I find it?

 

Oops, I ment, where can I find it?

 

I was thinking HDPE sheets over EPS, but I suppose HDPE pipe is available too and you might be able to mostly flatten a section of large HDPE sewer pipe into a platform, add end caps and fill it with liquid foam . Here is more info on welding together HDPE. It wouldn't need to be so thick if it has foam inside.
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-design/3-5m-hdpe-jetboat-44992.html
Some dock floats are similar.
http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/1972587/31409210/0/1356147097/Marina_accessories_PE_Dock_Float.jpg

 

Beautiful!

 

Chukchi,

Dacron will bond well with epoxy, I do it for SOF kayaks to the cockpit ring (wood).
But Dacron has lots of stretch so it will not really stiffen up the foam.
Glass would be better.
A plywood catamaran shape would be better than a flat rectangle.
Getting on a flat rectangle will be more difficult since it will sink a lot when you try to climb on board an edge.
A catamaran shape with modest pointed ends will be easier to move to your diving point.
4mm (about 3/16") plywood would still be very light for transporting.
Foam in large solid quantities gets heavier than most suppose.

This might work for you

 

HA!HA!
Why didn't I think of that?

 

Perhaps the Alabama logo would have been hard for you?

 

Where do you buy one?

 

The logo or the lawnchair fishing boat?

 

The boat - I am an aggie, so the logo wouldn't do me any good. . .

 

I think its DIY, but I haven't found a source for plans yet.

 

I cannot start without plans, SOR, and bill of materials ....

 

So this was fun.
Thanks for the useful parts

 

hahaha. What about the un-useful, but fun, parts?



Are you going with a raft type, or more of a board type?

Or, the lawn chair?

Wayne


PS, my brother and I used to build stuff like the lawn chair .... amazing what you can survive.