Hey all you boat builders!

[Outbackbob48]

Nice Marc, lots of rocker on that one. Bob

[Hawkdancer]

Nice little craft, Marc!
Hawkdancer

[JW_Halverson]

Gentry Custom Boats does a skin on frame version of J Henry Rushton's classic "Wee Lassie". 10'6" LOA and weighing in at only 19lbs.  They sell the kits for $400, but also sell just the plans for $55.  I am thinking about the plans at first and then ordering the kit if things look too complicated to piece-work. 

They recommend skinning with a polyester fabric, but also have an option with clear vinyl skin so you have an invisible boat!  (It's really cute, google images for it!  All you see is a framework floating in the water.)

[Marc St Louis]

There was a local company that built canoes at the time, they're out of business now.  A couple years after I had made mine they had a display in a shopping mall near me and in their display was one that was a twin of mine

[upstatenybowyer]

Those look great fellas! Always wanted to build a cedar strip canoe. It's on my bucket list.

Don, I had no idea you could make something like that. You are a talented guy my friend. Amazing attention to detail!

[DC]

Thanks Jeff. Here's another. My impression of a 1940's ChrisCraft barrelback. Everything is scratch built. The steering wheel took two days. All the aluminium fittings took a week. It's also R/C. Looks really cool planing. Used a six volt motor out of a rechargeable vacuum cleaner.

[mullet]

Wow, Don, that is really nice.

[DC]

Thank you Eddie

[upstatenybowyer]

That's awesome. Makes me wish I was 6" tall!

[JW_Halverson]

Chris Craft was one of many companies building incredibly sexy wooden motor launches, but they were considered the standard of the industry. And for good reason.  DC, you sure dug deep and met all exceptional standards of Christopher Columbus Smith with that one!

[DC]

Thanks JW. When I was about ten my uncle, a marine mechanic, was working on a boat much like this. He took my Dad and I out for a ride. I've had a soft spot for them ever since, they are beautiful boat. Chrysler industrial flathead six around 100 hp. I always wondered how they would go with some serious horsepower.

[Hawkdancer]

Nice work, DC.  I remember the C C boats being the Creme de la Creme!
Hawkdancer

[sleek]

I am enjoying this thead very much! Hopefully i can find my pics  of the boats i built...

[Jurlilane]

I built a couple of canoes during the last couple of years. I even got a new project, as I want to build a big boat. My dad used to build boats his entire life. That's how he was earning his living back then. Because of that, our entire family has an extraordinary passion for boats and sailing. However, I've been dreaming my entire life of building a yacht—a big and luxurious one. Since I moved to Miami, I'm renting one from the local yacht rentals in Miami almost every weekend. I hope I will get one at last.

[White Falcon]

Nice boats,and $$$$ to rent.