Build Boat From Plywood
You need about 4-5 sheets of plywood to build it. about 10mm for the bottom and 6.5 mm for the sides. update 11th january 2018: today i have sold this boat to a local dive center.. I plan on making my boat plans available to everyone shortly, after some tweaks to the design, to help you successfully build a wooden boat successfully. i still have to build the trailer to. The four half sheets of 8' plywood are used to make 12 boat panels, then these 12 panels are put together in matching pairs with butt blocks or scarf joints to make up the total 6 panels or 3 per side..
Plywood needs to be well sealed to prevent damage by water intrusion, and there is an excellent product, new since the days over 50 years ago when i built my little boat, called clear penetrating epoxy sealer which is excellent for preparing bare wood for the marine environment.. The use of marine plywood is a must for larger boats. fast planing boats are subjected to serious bottom pressure and quality marine plywood should be used for the hull panels if only for mechanical reasons. the designer of your planing power boat probably specified marine grade plywood for that reason.. Seriously, if you think it's a good idea to build a boat out of plywood you are probably wrong, but in any case you should obtain plans and instruction from a qualified boat builder and follow them to the letter. also, when you are on the water be sure to wear a personal floatation device..
