Tide rising for Boat School

EASTPORT — Two Maranacook Community High Shool graduates are among 37 students enrolling in a reborn boat-building school Down East. Read More: I built a Boat and it was one of the most exciting projects I've complete at home, check it out here www.sailboatplansinc.com.

BOTTLES UP! Fiji’s First Recycled Plastic Bottle Boat Read more: Fiji's First Plastic Bottle Boat To Inspire Others to Reuse | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

A clever play on words, Bottles Up is a cute, little plastic bottle boat crafted by the owner and employees of the Rain Tree Lodge

Read more: Fiji's First Plastic Bottle Boat To Inspire Others to Reuse | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World 

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Plywood for Wooden Boat Building

Plywood makes the best material for boat construction. That's why I'm always on the lookout for first class plywood boat plans as this material is the most commonly used and the easiest to acquire when you want to build your own water craft.

There are simply many jobs you can do with plywood. Making a boat is one such thing. Personally, I've always taken pleasure from using plywood as it's really straightforward to cut and shape to precise specifications and dimensions. This aspect of plywood makes it one of the finest material boat building novices can use.

Plywood is extremely stable in terms of size, it means temperature and humidity has very little effect so the timber won't move as a result.

Thickness of the plywood is another consideration you need when building a plywood dinghy. This information should be specified in the plans you are using to construct your boat. It's always advised to familiarize yourself with the various types of plywood and know for yourself which is best for your build.

Okume is a widely popular material for plywood boat building, its strength to weight ratio is perfect for boat manufacturing. Regardless of the plywood you must apply epoxy all over the surface to seal the timber, this will eliminate water from penetrating and causing wood rot?

The selection of ideal plywood boat plans is vital. It will make the construction process easier. Easy plans will speed up the build and minimize the cost of your boat build.

I used to think that making a vessel myself was an unfeasible undertaking that can only be finished by a experts. Following some months of exploring, I found that anybody can erect a boat with readily easy to get materials and sailboat plans than eve

I used to think that making a vessel myself was an unfeasible undertaking that can only be finished by a experts. Following some months of exploring, I found that anybody can erect a boat with readily easy to get materials and sailboat plans than even the newest of carpenters can chase. The plans and resources are readily available, low priced and deliver a build that's strong, sea worthy and best of all looks fantastic!

The procedure most normally used in home builds is called the "stitch and glue" approach and works exactly how it sounds. Two pieces of timber are glued then stitched together with wire or cable ties for a solid joint. You then epoxy and fiberglass the joint to complete the seal and you're done. It's really that easy! You can even fiberglass the complete hull which after sanding provides a fantastic surface for application of paint or other coating material.

By far the most essential aspect of a home build sailboat are the sail boat plans themselves. The wrong plans can lead you up the garden path and cost you literally a fortune in wasted materials and time. Not to mention a completed boat that won't float! The right boat plan will result in a assembly that will leave you with a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. Your family and friends will be astounded with the quality of the vessel and the fact you made it yourself for a fraction of the price of buying a finished boat.

 

There are plentiful plans on the internet for every style of boat that you can think of. It's important to do your homework and pick the plan best for you. If you have always wanted to complete your own boat build, I encourage you to begin today. Everything you need is around the corner at your finger tips. You can get the family involved and they too will be proud of what they have accomplished.

For a great illustration of a homemade wooden boat, visit Grant's website at http://sailboatplansinc.com

Newhaven Flagship Launched

The community of Newhaven, near Leith, launched their first St Ayles skiff on 14 November at 0930 into Newhaven harbour. A crowd of around 300 turned out on a wet blustery morning to see George Hackland, who was present the last time a newly built boat was launched into Newhaven Harbour, in 1928, name the vessel “The Wee Michael”. Read More.

It's great to see communities getting together and building a boat. I know how they felt when launching for the first time, when I launched my mine it was one of the best feelings ever.  Here's some discussion on boat building.  

Communities pulling together to build rowing boats

When Edinburgh-based IT consultant Gert Riemersma announced he wanted to build a wooden rowing boat, the response from most colleagues and friends was one of polite bafflement. Read more: 

You can also see my boat build over at Sailboat plans 

Susan Boyle explains plans for 2011 -- including new album (video)

Susan Boyle's new release is entitled "The Gift," and she recently took the time to sit down with PopEater to talk about a few things related to her career and her new album. Read More:

Miku the new sensation in Japan's pop music

The newest pop star in Japan is indeed a new hit, as it is a hologram! “Hatsune Miku” is live proof of how far technology has come. Crazed fans have been buying all the tickets to her live concerts, which are presented with a 3D holographic technology. Read More

 

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Mel B and aussie stripper in romp

A Kings Cross stripper has claimed that she had a spicy night with self-titled "horny" couple Melanie Brown and her husband Stephen Belafonte last weekend. The stripper maintained she was not paid for the evening  and that everything was "consensual". "It was nice. We had a nice time," she said.

 

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Hull construction

I thought I’d I would talk about timber for plywood boat building. There are two types of Plywood wood I use.

The hull makes a boat; it’s in contact with the water and at times in contact with land so quality is paramount. Marine ply is preferred for hull construction due to the obvious qualities it possesses, but do all hulls have to be marine ply.

The answer is no, my 12ft stitch and glue boat was made from A grade external plywood; I actually used external hoop pine. I can honestly say I’ve never seen ply of this quality, no voids or imperfections at all the cost was half of marine ply. This external hoop pine has Grade A water proof glue so it has similar characteristics to marine ply.  On my boat build I actually fiber glassed the hull which applies another protective layer making it even sound. Check out www.sailboatplansinc.com for my 12ft boat build.

Wooden boats first voyage.

Well I finally got the wooden boat out for it's first real fishing trip. The weather forcast was unfavourable but we decided to go anyway, we got wet. The rain stopped so we headed out mid afternoon and we got 3hrs of fishing in. With a few beers on board and a lake like glass we cruised around around trawling with four rods out. The four rod holders mounted to the boat were fantastic as no lines were tangled. After about and hour one of the rods went off, we had caught our first fish in the boat we made by hand. The fish was a beautiful 35cm rainbow trout which we released back into the wild.

 

That first trip in the plywood boat which was handmade is what it's all about. The thrill of being out on the water in a craft that handles well and does exactly what it's suppose to do was amazing. We're heading out again this weekend, on this occasion the kids are coming. Head on over to www.sailboatplansinc.com to check out my build and all the photo's.

First Fishing Trip

Well I finally got the boat out for it's first real fishing trip. The weather forcast was unfavourable but we decided to go anyway, we got wet. The rain stopped so we headed out mid afternoon and we got 3hrs of fishing in. With a few beers on board and a lake like glass we cruised around around trawling with four rods out. The four rod holders mounted to the boat were fantastic as no lines were tangled. a

Rolling Stones will tour in 2011

The Rolling Stones plan to hit the road in 2011, despite rumours that they had retired from touring altogether. Read More: