As an amateur boat builder I had the luxury of time to do as good a job as I could and not worry about trying to make a buck doing it. Many would say I’m too fussy but I just like to do as good a job as I can when I make something. I like the challenge, and the reward, that approach offers. That’s why I built a boat instead of just buying one. And I hate standing back and thinking well that looks rough - I could of done it better than that! What I like is standing back and thinking, man that looks good! You’re quite right in saying that if it was a work boat all that time consuming finish would soon be undone. Mind you, at the other end of the spectrum a dug out canoe will float. Horses for courses I guess. Cheers

@@robinhodgkinson After three years I came back to admire your beautiful boat, Now my grandson is with me and he loves it. Again, Sir, my congratulations for building such a dignified ,majestic, elegant boat,

@@carmelpule8493 Thanks for your kind words Carmel. Although it was a great little boat, and we had lots of fun in it, my true passion is sail, and having this boat reminded me of that fact. So after two years I sold it to a very happy new owner and after nearly another two years of work I’m about to launch a Scarab 650. A 21’ trailerable folding trimaran built in epoxy/pvc/fibreglass sandwich. Light but very stiff. A modern design built with modern materials. It’s been quite a journey and an interesting build with lots of new challenges. A lot of work (2000 hrs) and I have to say not my favourite materials to work with but the results look great. And I’m sure she’ll sail beautifully. I’ve shot a lot of video and stills of the whole job, from designing and building an arch shed ( “the project before the project”, as my son called it) to launch day, coming soon, and I’ll be making a few videos of the process. Should be an interesting watch. Cheers

Thanks Sidney. It was a fun build and since I studied at the School of KZfaq myself before starting, I thought I could maybe give a little back. : )

Well that's an interesting story! Thanks. I know I was pedantically accurate marking out the frames from the dimension table, but the resulting shape looked like I was drunk doing it! Staggering from point to point in a shallow zig zag. Like you I quickly abandoned the frame dimensions and referred to the offsets table, which itself wasn't perfect at a couple of points, but pretty close. I guess that's the difference between an old plan off a drawing board, and one off a computer. As I recall the frame dimensions were written in another hand and had obviously been added later, no doubt in an attempt to make the plans more novice friendly. Sounds like you weren't the first to draw the "loose" frame dimensions to his attention. Cheers.

Thanks Dave. Glad you enjoyed it. Not essential by any means, but a very handy tool that makes accuracy over a distance easy to achieve. Btw, new build coming up in a month or two. Subscribe if you want to see a 21’ trailerable trimaran take shape. I’ll be blogging this one. Cheers

@@robinhodgkinson I want to see that. Subscribed!

Hey thanks for the kind words. I'm a photographer by trade, so that helps. Building a boat is a pretty long haul, even a small one, but if you're enjoying it, it's not work. I've since built a 21' folding trimaran in PVC epoxy sandwich - now that was a mission. But I need some inspiration to make a video. No, make that a lot! That took about 3000 hours and I have a collection of photos and video to match! 😅 You might want to see the finished version of the skiff build - check out the other video. Cheers kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n5iIqrGLrq-bZps.htmlsi=FdFcc3aVEORM3Mlf

Thanks Preston. Glad you enjoyed it. Thought I’d show the issues I had as well. It was a lot of fun but not all beer and skittles, as the saying goes. Experience is a great teacher. Cheers

Thanks Chris. With still pictures I thought I needed to tell a good story to accompany them otherwise it could easily get boring, and I realised after I started listening to my nasally mumble, that pace and enunciation were key to avoiding a "monologue with pictures". One person has since commented that I sounded like I was going to cry, and in the first 5 minutes particularly, he's right! Lol. I was getting over a cold and a bit husky, so I left it for a few days, and after a little practice got the hang of it and the remainder of the video is better... Anyway, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.

Leo glad you enjoyed it. But I won’t be taking you up on the Master title! However she came out pretty well in the end. Cheers.

@@aussiebaz5363 Mate I’m an Aussie pretending to be a kiwi. Don’t tell anyone.

@@robinhodgkinson And here's me thinking he speaks with a very cultured Kiwi accent, almost like a fluent Australian. Great work mate, did you build a bigger one, or just kick back and enjoy the beauty you created?

@@aussiebaz5363 That must be the 30 years I've lived here - married a kiwi. I had it for a couple of seasons - she was a great little boat, but I missed sailing and sold it a couple of years ago and built something completely different - a Scarab 650 - a trailerable folding trimaran sailboat in PVC epoxy/glass sandwich construction. Light, rigid and fast. Took about 3000 hours - 1000 of which was sanding I'm sure! Was quite the all-consuming project and a challenge at times, but she came out a real head turner. I also built a gothic arch shed of my own design in the front yard to build it in, which my son called the project before the project ( smart bugger. : ). I've been thinking about a video on that. I shot so much video and photos of the build I bailed on the YT video afterwards as it felt like taking on another marathon after just finishing one. Anyway, I may get around to making it having done not much in the last year. We'll see... Btw have a look at the other short video of this boat if you're interested, there's some more detailed footage of the finished product. Have a good one. Cheers.

@@robinhodgkinson Good on you, I will have a look if I can find it. I'd love to see the new video of the Scarab. I grew up by Botany Bay in Sans Souci, so spent most of my young life in and around the water. Mates of mine built a 40' steel Roberts from liten steel, and we sailed her up the Whitsundays in May, 1976. I was on board for a few months but bailed because the skipper was a tyrant and a heavyweight boxer, so difficult to argue with. I'm looking at buying a 22 footer for the inland lakes and Port Stephens/ NSW Coastal jaunts, though it will be a motor job, sailing will be a bit much at 70 with crook lungs from breathing in too much dust. Good to talk, Baz.

I'm not sure i'd call it a work of art. But building a boat is certainly creative and lots of fun if you like building things.

Thanks Derek. Glad you enjoyed the video. It was fun to make. Cheers

Thanks Branden. You might like to check out the next video of the finished product - fittings and fixtures, etc. Cheers.

Thanks Lee. Glad you enjoyed it.

Best of luck. Remember it’s a marathon not a sprint and you’ll enjoy the journey and the boat. Cheers

If you haven't already, check out a boat design called the Bartender.

One of my favourites is the B&B designed, Outer Banks 20. There’s a great blog of the construction of one of these. Sweet boat.

@@robinhodgkinson I am thinking i am going to go with my own design but thank you for the input. I have put together a 20 foot, Deep V hull design, I am now sourcing building materials that are available in Calgary. Not a lot of luck so far

Thanks Greg. I'd recommend scarfing. The jig is easy to make and once made makes cutting the scarfs easy. I used West System epoxy and their 403 Microfibre Adhesive filler which makes it super strong. Once bonded and set you'll break the ply before the join lets go. The link to the jig is in the description above.

Thanks Chris. I had a lot of fun building it, but when I listen to the video (rarely) I sound like it was all just hard work! lol I put the video together shortly after finishing the boat and while it was great to have a finished boat you can't help feeling a bit of, "glad that's finished", as well. Anyway sold this boat recently and I'm just a couple of weeks into building another build - a Scarab 650 trimaran, so keep an eye out for the first video. I'm going to blog this one... Very different build to this boat - epoxy over foam mostly. Light but strong - modern design, modern materials. Not looking forward to the fairing I gotta say but should be an interesting build with the floats, fibreglass moulded arms, folding arm mechanisms, interior fit out, rig, custom trailer, etc.... I betta get busy! Cheers

@@robinhodgkinson Good luck and hope your fingers survive the fairing!

Thanks Nick!

Thanks Mostyn. Making the video was a lot of fun and I hope it's some help and information to others building a similar boat. There are quite a few things I didn't cover like steering and electrics where there was a gap in my photo taking... However there's lots on KZfaq about those issues. Cheers

Thanks Yukari. Yes it’s fun to go out fishing in a boat, but it’s way more fun, and rewarding, if you built it!

Thanks Bob. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.

Sharpshooter no doubt about it, building a boat is a serious undertaking - even a small one like this. And you do need to be reasonably nimble. There’s quite a bit of crouching, bending, twisting, lifting, involved along the way. This framed design adds quite a bit of extra work over stitch and glue as well, particularly for a first timer. If you do decide to give it a go, make sure it’s small, and I’d suggest stitch and glue. It’s much better to end up with a finished small boat, than an unfinished collection of shapely wood which cost you a lot of time and money, now worth nothing, and a pain in the arse to deal with. : ) Cheers.

Look up "the single sheet skiff" on the Duck Works web site. It's made from a single sheet of 1/4" ply and some 1 by 2" stringers. I built 2 in an afternoon with the help of a friend. $70 + time = an 8 foot sailing dingy! I was easier than I though! :-) It can Totally be done at home with a simple circular saw! Cheers!

Tom I lost count of the epoxy fairing coats, but I reckon it must have been at least five or six for me as well. As the fit of the batten got closer I just had to fix what I could still see wasn't quite right... Make sure you use a good epoxy based two pot undercoat/primer designed for "high build" application and sanding. That will give you an easy sanding final fairing layer. And I highly recommend a two pot finish coat. It's much harder and gives the boat a great "glassy" tough finish that resists minor knocks and scratches. Keep on sanding. You won't regret the effort when you're admiring those sweeeet reflections! : )

Thanks Kent. I’m a photographer so I shot stills during the build then decided to make a video. If you have a good commentary going it ties it all together and stills are good for technical stuff since you have time to study what you’re looking at. Either way it’s about telling a story. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

Thanks Chris. Yes she's a sweet little boat with very great manners. He knew how to design boats. I will be making a short follow up video soon of the additions and changes since my last, and with some on water video. Though that will likely be more calm weather footage as while she'll handle the rough stuff, the crew prefer the flat stuff!

Hey Jon. In lockdown here in New Zealand - which officially starts in 1 hour : ) Already I'm watching way too much YT. Thanks for the compliment - I had a lot of fun building it. You might like to see my other video which shows the finished product. At the moment the boat is decorating the driveway and it'll be that way for at least another 4 weeks! Oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do. Cheers

Thanks! Then I better make a new one. : ) Arch shed video coming soon, and new build following…when I finish. You might like to check the other video of this boat - on the water and finishing touches. Cheers

Thanks Naseef, I'm glad you found it helpful. I had no idea how to build a boat when I started and spent lots of time looking at videos and reading forum posts. So much of what I talk about in the video is me passing it on, and maybe adding a few extra bits of my own experience. My day job is a photographer so I took lots of snaps along the way. The bonus fun was putting the video together and chatting to fellow boat building enthusiasts like you. Plus the video lets me relive the experience so it wasn't done entirely selflessly! :) If you have any questions or issues you can message me privately. Happy to help. Cheers

Hi Robin Hodgkinson Thank you for acknowledging my comment. I would like to be in touch with you to clarify many of my doubts. Can I email you some photos of my project.

Sure, no problems. Private message me your email address and I'll reply - click on my photo under the video above. This will take you to my channel page, then under the "about" tab, click on the message tab. Cheers

Robin I could not find message tab under "about" tab. Cheers

Hi Naseef. I can't see the message icon on my phone or iPad, but I can see it on my computer. There's a slightly different layout for different devices. Perhaps that's the problem...

Thanks Gunnar!

I loved the whole job, but there were a few "moments" : ) Off fishing tomorrow!

Thanks Chris. Yes I plan to do a short follow up video once summer arrives and we're back on the water. Cheers

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. Three years later I’ve sold this to a happy new owner and I’m onto a new build. A Scarab 650. But I’ve gone over to the dark side on this one with composite sandwich construction - epoxy, pvc, fibreglass. But you’re right. My preferred material is definitely still wood.

Glad you enjoyed it! It was a lot of fun. Right now I’m contemplating a new build. Watch this space... : )

Thanks Chris. I wanted to show the whole job, both successes and failures. And I had some fun putting the story together. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

Thanks. Good luck with your build. 👍

Thanks Bizim. Still thinking about another... Just have to convince my wife it’s a good idea. : )

@@robinhodgkinson good luck to you then, hopefully you'll find a good reason to convince her😀😀👍

Robin Hodgkinson Let her choose the design. provide her with enough designs that she feels she had all the power of choice, but all designs you were willing to have as the last big boat you’d ever want/need to own..... show the completed photos as well as basic design schematics for each design being chosen from, make sure to include all plans that have actual bathrooms in them, women like bathrooms, to them a boat is a building they are locked in for hours at a time, and women don’t like being in buildings that don’t have real bathrooms, especially for hours/days at a time. DISCLAIMER: I have experience with women, but no man is an expert on women... your results may vary.

Sorry mate but a boat with walk in bathrooms is not on the cards - too big! However funny you should mention another boat build as I’m prepping for one right now. In the spirit of “and now for something completely different...” , it’s a 21’ folding trailerable trimaran. (Try saying that after a couple too many! ). A Scarab 650, built in foam and fibreglass this time - modern boat, modern materials. Check it out online. Should prove to be an interesting build with the new materials, folding mechanics, rig, etc. I’m currently building a Gothic arch shelter to build it in. This time I’m videoing the whole project and will post regular YT updates. Subscribe if you want to get a notification. Should only be a month or two away. Roll on Spring. Oh and thanks for the tips on wrangling the wife, but after I put my best sales pitch together, I got the got the green light from head office. She’s a sweetheart.😁 Cheers. PS say hello to Morty for me!

Resolute Gryphon don’t leave it too long! 🙂

Thanks Jaime. I hope there’s a few tips in there for you. Cheers

Self harm...:) Yes I can tell you've built a boat or two. Nice boat you're looking at! I'm eyeing up an Arch Davis design, the Bay Pilot. mobile.archdavisdesigns.com/davis_bay_pilot_18.html

Very nice I would go for the Jiffy 22 same work but will need a longer garage. I like low power planing hulls hence the Ninigret only needs a 30hp. The motor is the big money today. I did get a fright when looking at the Jiffy when they mentioned 42 sheets of plywood.

Yeah the Jiffy 22 is a sweet looking boat but as you say it's a bigger boat that needs a bigger garage to build it in then bigger trailer, bigger motor, bigger dollars (yeah I read the materials list - how you use 42 sheets has me scratching my brow as well) You've got me thinking about lower power planing hulls though. I already have the 40 horse and maybe I could find a bigger boat which the 40 could still push along nicely. Hmmm.... : /

I'll be posting a little follow up video come summer. Cheers

Lol. No, there was definitely too much swearing on a few occasions.

Robin Hodgkinson With monks being cloistered away from everyone, you can’t prove that they weren’t/aren’t swearing like sailors during their developments....

Hi Moe. I think costs will vary wildly depending on where you live and how you fit it out. This was a plan from the US and I chose to use the specified timber ( lumber) like yellow cedar and oak and BS1088 marine ply. These were expensive but being a small boat I didn’t need much. Then of course it’s how you build it. I used all bronze screws I probably spent quite a few hundred on them alone! And then there’s a motor, fish finder, anchor, rod holders, steering, wiring, hatch, chain, battery, bimini etc, etc. It’s quite a list if you want to fit it out well. All up I spent about NZ$6500 on the boat including everything on it. A new 40hp 4 stroke cost NZ$10,000 fitted and the trailer was NZ$2200. My recollection is just the boat itself was about NZ$3000 - $4000. So all up you see her on the trailer she cost roughy NZ$18,800. But that was the “best of everything” approach without the gold fittings - though sometimes I was wondering if there was gold there somewhere! Going to a boat shop is a scary experience. If you had a tight budget you could probably fit a second hand 25hp 2 stroke for a quarter of what the new engine cost, and if it’s tiller steering, and the original thwart seating, secondhand trailer, etc etc I reckon you could build this boat and have it on the water for well under NZ$10,000. Maybe closer to $5000 if you took the cheapest option in just about every case. But of course by then you wouldn’t have the same boat as this one... Hope that gives you some idea. Cheers

@@robinhodgkinson Very nice! Thank you for the detailed response. very inspiring and jaw dropping project indeed. I hope you have been enjoying it lots on the water mate!

Thanks Steven. Glad you enjoyed it. I’d done quite a lot of d i y, but building a boat was a bit of a steep learning curve for sure. Care, common sense and attention to detail go a long way to achieving a good result, but there’s nothing like experience... Cheers.

Cheers Tim, unfortunately there’s a lot I left out as well like electrical, steering etc. Happy to answer any questions you have along the way... happy building.

Sound like you better build one James. : )

@@robinhodgkinson I think i will. I'll need 2 learn some fiberglass skills first

Perhaps you’re thinking of building in fibreglass..? On this boat applying a fibreglass skin is not hard. Squeegee our the bubbles and excess resin. Add another coat when the first tacks off... just a few basic rules. Then lots of sanding. : )

Cheers Brendan. Glad you enjoyed it.

Good to know Steve, as while I did get a much better finish on the deck and upper hull, it wasn't a mirror finish by any means. But still pretty good. Cheers

Hi Michael. Glad you liked it. In terms of finish I think it compares well with any other material. But you have to put the time into fairing and sanding to achieve that of course. Ply is not as strong as say fibreglass though, a fact I keep in mind when moving along at 20 knots - hit the end of a log or 4x2 and you’re going to punch a hole straight through it. But sharp impacts aside the hull is pretty strong. I oversized the frame timbers by about 25% by using 2” x 3/4” instead of 11/2” x 3/4”. The timber I could buy was all 2” dimensioned so it seemed a waste to turn the difference into sawdust! The weight increase was negligible in terms of overall weight - yellow cedar is pretty light, but I’m sure it increased the rigidity of the hull significantly. Cheers

Cheers Dirk. Planning on a little follow up video once we're back on the water

Thanks! You might like to see the follow up video...

@@robinhodgkinson I totally will. Didja give her a name?

@@olfatskootch Just sold her. I told the new guy he better do that... : )

Thanks Billy. Funny I watched the video myself last week and I sound like it was a chore to do! I made the video shortly after I’d just finished and at that point it was like, phew, mission accomplished. But in fact it was a fun, rewarding, and challenging first boat build and I’d start another bigger boat tomorrow if I could talk the “financial controller” into it. : ). Cheers

Thanks John. She's a sweet boat with lovely lines. But I was always very happy I took some of the swoop out of the shear line. Instead of dipping from the stern then rising from midships towards the bow as per the original design, I flattened it out such that the shear line came horizontal from the transom then slowly increased in curve up to the bow - about a 2" difference around midships. I spent some time playing around with line battens. It's a personal preference but I felt the original design from the 70's was too traditional and gave the boat a bit of a "bathtub" dory look which I wasn't a fan of - I wasn't out to build a traditional design. The new shear line gave it a slightly stronger more assertive look while still remaining sympathetic to the original shape, and the increased freeboard was a bonus. I think it worked out well. Yes those 2" x 3/4"chine battens were at about the limit of flexibility! If I were doing it again I would probably steam it to take out some of the wrestle factor. Thanks for watching. You might like to watch the update video showing all the final additions etc. Cheers

@@robinhodgkinson Thanks Robin very interesting choices. I am in an area that has only fresh water lakes although some of the great lakes like Superior can get pretty rough but generally we don't get too many nice majestic looking hulls. I think you nailed the perfect combination of function and aesthetics. I will definitely check out the update and I am now a subscriber.

Libby you always were a sweet one! ; )

Cheers Anthony. Yes I hope the next owner loves it at much as I do. However I’m thinking seriously about selling it so I can afford to build another. Maybe a sailboat this time..... We’ll see. : )

Lol. Yeah I sat in that chair a couple of times. Building a wooden boat is a lot of fun but you sure get acquainted with 80 grit, and it’s good brother 120!

I discovered early on that ply over frames will not give you a perfectly smooth hull - ply wants to stay flat and will try to wherever it can i.e. in between frames. Same goes for the deck. So if you want those perfect sweeping curves you have to fare it. So bright is not an option. Perhaps I could have in some details but I decided to forgo that. That issue aside I wasn’t after that wooden boat look particularly anyway. In the second video on finishing and accessories I painted the hull sides which was always my intention - the all white look is a it boring and stark I agree. It came up looking pretty smart. Check it out... Cheers

Now you’ll think I’m really spoilt... Just sold this boat and I’m building a Gothic arch shed in my front yard to start building another one! Some thing complete different - a foam and epoxy 6.5 metre trailerable trimaran which I’ll be blogging. Thanks for watching. Sounds like you better get started on that boat. Somehow!

Thanks Sander. That one had me laughing out loud. Cheers

Thanks Jim. She turned out pretty good. But I gave it a lot of fussy attention. You might like to check out the short follow up video with final fit out etc. I’ve just sold her recently and onto a new build. Something different this time. A Scarab 650. A trailerable trimaran in foam and epoxy. Just about to turn the hull once my favourite part (not), the fairing is done. : ) Cheers.

Hey thanks for the positive feedback. Little Moby has in fact gone onto a very happy new owner. You might want to check out the follow up video to see her fully completed and on the water. And yes I am building that bigger boat, a Scarab 650. A 6.5 metre (21’) trailerable trimaran sailboat. Something totally different in foam and epoxy - modern boat, modern materials. I loved the skiff but confess I missed sailing - this was my first power boat. I’m shooting as I go so a new video/s will be forthcoming down the track. Should be a cool project with quite a few interesting aspects such as folding arms, sail rig, foam build, custom trailer etc, etc. Must say I’m enjoying working with foam sandwich construction. Lightweight but rigid with “stitch and glue” assembly so no frame to deal with. Currently fairing the main hull and hopefully will be turning the boat in a week or so once it’s had the high build undercoat applied. Oh and did I mention the Gothic arch shed with plywood laminated arches to build it in... Also known as the “project to do the project” as my son named it. : ) Got to have reason to get up in the morning... Cheers.

@@robinhodgkinson Just checked out your other video and once again it looks amazing. Aside from the windscreen (just a personal preference) the whole boat looks so professional and as if it was something custom made that you could actually buy. I'm sure her new owner is enjoying every minute out on the water. In the past I've built a couple of cedar strip canoes and a 14ft sailing dingy but I've always wanted something bigger. So about 6 years ago I started building in plywood and epoxy out in my barn what is basically a heavily modified set of plans so that the end result would resemble a Menorquin 34 HT www.sasgayachts.com/en/modelos/menorquin-34-ht but stretched to 38ft and specifically fitted out comfortably for a cruising couple with only occasional guests. Lots of varnished wood, a real gentleman's yacht. Separate washer/dryer, full size domestic fridge, oven, microwave grill vent combo, dishwasher, 3 burner gas stove, reverse cycle AC/Heating, queen sized bow master suite, separate shower, twin 150 diesels etc... I have a lovely finished hull painted in blue (talk about sanding...) a windowless unpainted superstructure and most of what I need to fit her out except the electronics suite... but the thing is my life changed massively in the intervening years. Having been poor most of my life or at the very least living from paycheck to paycheck a number of factors combined to seduce me into selling a business for far more than I could have imagined in my wildest dreams. My business partner and friend of ten years had a massive heart attack so wanted out. And because I didn't want to work with anyone else and the fact that I now have a beautiful Danish partner with whom I spend most of the year at our 2nd home in her country, I sold up. And quickly spent some of the money on the boats of my dreams. A Lagoon 630 which lives in the Mediterranean and a Selene 60 Trawler here in Denmark. And last year we enjoyed a 6 month Covid KungFlu avoiding northern cruise aboard the Selene. Along the beautiful Swedish coast, through many magnificent Norwegian Fjord, across to the Faroe islands and a circumnavigation of Iceland before heading back to Denmark. Words can't describe what a life changing experience that was. I've worked hard in my life and I'm also a veteran who has seen, done and experienced some serious shit. Not just in the service because I also lost my 2 1/2 year old daughter Gabrielle to cancer in 2004 with my ex wife in Canada. But I also know that I'm fortunate these days to have my health, my younger Danish woman and to be able to do the things I now can so believe me, I count my blessings every single day. But the thing is, that unfinished cruiser back in England is gnawing away at me. After watching your videos I went back to look over the 100's of photos I've taken of the build so far and I must have about 25 hours of video that my girlfriend has filmed. I hate unfinished business and as much fun as much fun as I'm having, I really miss the practical aspect of working wood and raw materials with my own hands. I've always been a tinkerer and a builder. Creating the things from nothing that I never could afford. And nothing beats the tactile sensations, the smell (although like you I f*cking hate sanding) and the pride one feels when looking at the finished end result. So thanks for inspiring me again and when I get back to the UK, even if I have to employ help, I'm gonna knuckle down to get her finished in a timely and Bristol fashion. Oh, apologies for going on. I don't drink coffee often if at all but after my 4th cup today, I'm wired.

Plans are always good!

Thanks Curtis. Building a boat is not a task to take on lightly, even a small one like this. My hats’s off to those who take on a big one - this boat x 20! 🤪 Same process though - just keep knocking jobs off one after the other until you run out of jobs. But I’m not sure I believe you have zero interest in boats. This is a very boat video... 🤔😁 Have a good one... Cheers

Hi Tom. I hope the video helps. Experience is a wonderful teacher... like I said in the video I'm not sure why the engine well was so deep but I suspect it's a product of a couple of "fixed" factors. One the vertical depth of the well, and the angle of the base of the well i.e at 90* to the transom, and in turn how that intersects with the height and position of the rear seating and probably his wish to keep the design simple. Then again the comment about that being a "minimum" still has me scratching my head. What I can tell you is moving away from the plans made things quite a bit more complicated... and adding deck behind the removable seat backs, and removable seats didn't help. However I was pleased with how it looks and functions and would recommend it if you want to go the extra mile. Happy sanding!

Sanding ... yes. Torture boards. Very funny! I picked up the plans for Little Moby 3 years ago. Traced out the frames a year ago. Picking up speed on weekends and evenings lately. Your video is like watching the kids open up presents on Christmas. I know every bend curve of her frame. Really very very helpful Robin! And a bit overwhelming. Cheers down in New Zealand!

Thanks Darryl. Yeah the smell of wood is hard to beat - but I could be a little bias... Sounds like a good project. Cheers

Cheers Rick. Hanging out for Summer as you probably are.