Beam is 54", weight is about 300 pounds, draft is 2.5" at designed load. The bottom has 5 coats of graphite/epoxy and the rest of the boat has 4 coats of System3 yacht primer. The rub rails will stay bright finished and there will be a lot of mahogany trim after the painting is complete.
From here she is going to Louisiana to be fitted for poling and casting platforms, jack plate and other goodies, then to a paint shop for final painting, then to Houston TX. I made a lot of mahogany trim that will be installed after the final painting is done.
I might have to build one of these for me! It would be perfect for chasing Low Country redfish.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
Marine Surveying & Repair
Thanks for the advice on my boat Larry. That boat is exactly what I have pictured in my mind! Guess I should have just bought the plans to begin with. It looks great man!
quote:were you at/in the Wooden Boat Show @ Georgetown this year? Didn't think to look for you.
No sir. Never been to that, didn’t even know there was one. I’ll have to try and catch it next year.
quote:
Wow 300 # hate to hit an oyster rake at any speed, might be a total loss!
Total loss for the oysters maybe, not the boat That’s what 5 coats of graphite is for. It’s about bullet proof. My boat has been crunching oysters for the last 6 years and it doesn’t have a scratch on the bottom, just scuffs. This isn’t your average polyester resin boat Even if the bottom was penetrated it could never sink. Each compartment is a watertight unit and every void is filled with foam. She has enough foam to support 2200 pounds, over twice her loaded weight. We ain’t scared of oysters, you would never even notice a hole in the bottom.
quote:Beautiful! 2.5" WOW
Thanks. That’s at 850 pounds of displacement. Roughly 2 adults and gear. She is real skinny!
quote:What's the next build?
Not sure, Chris. I’m going to take a month off to catch up on my fishing, and then we’ll see what comes along that looks interes
quote:Thanks for the advice on my boat Larry. That boat is exactly what I have pictured in my mind!
My pleasure, Todd. Glad to help. It’s always better to work from a set of plans by a quality designer. It’s best not to try and learn boat design and boat building all on the same boat. Good plans are cheap, compared to the cost of a boat build.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
Marine Surveying & Repair
I’d love to come down and see what you can teach me whenever you get around to building again. Specifically the fiberglass application and how to avoid bubbles and voids when glassing corners and seams and whatnot.
I’m glad to help anytime Chris. There are some techniques that make it easier for sure.
Hunter and APOB, thanks. You could build one yourself for about $4K in materials, take your time and spread out the costs as you go so it’s not a big hit at once. It’s not as hard as you might think.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
Marine Surveying & Repair
Looking good Larry! I’d love to build one myself… A friend of mine wore the reds out today 35-40 fish. Sounds like the right time for catching up on your fishing!
If you build one again, think about building a larger bow. Not a whole lotta room and almostlooks tippy to stand on. It would be really hard to fish and use the boat from just the cockpit, Not the bow area. Still a great build! That 4k price intrigues me…
Hunter P. Hames
11’ Tarpon 100
19’ Sea Fox 125 merc
If you build one again, think about building a larger bow. Not a whole lotta room and almostlooks tippy to stand on. It would be really hard to fish and use the boat from just the cockpit, Not the bow area. Still a great build! That 4k price intrigues me…
Hunter P. Hames
11’ Tarpon 100
19’ Sea Fox 125 merc
The plans don’t really lend themselves to a larger bow. You’re molding 1/4" mahogany ply around a frame previously built to come together to form the bow. Without too much manipulation of the entire bow assembly plans and whatnot, it’d be difficult to create much larger of a bow.
Even if the bottom was penetrated it could never sink. Each compartment is a watertight unit and every void is filled with foam. She has enough foam to support 2200 pounds, over twice her loaded weight. We ain’t scared of oysters, you would never even notice a hole in the bottom. 