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IMO it's surprisingly easy to build small boats on your own. Easy enough in fact that I wouldn't bother buying one until you at least get into the $1k+ range.
by swiley 7y ago
IMO it's surprisingly easy to build small boats on your own.
Easy enough in fact that I wouldn't bother buying one until you at least get into the $1k+ range.
- rebuilder 7y agoAny resources on that? I assume we're essentially talking rowboats here, given the price range. I was going to say I'm very skeptical it's as easy as you make it sound, but after a quick mental rundown of material cost, I'm suddenly curious and maybe would like to build a boat!
- swiley 7y agoThe cheapest is skin on frame style boats (like the original Inuit kayaks.) You build a frame with wood and then wrap it with canvas and paint it to keep the water out. People have even made small dinghies this way. The easiest (maybe, SoF is pretty easy) are probably plywood boats. A lot of people like "stitch and glue" but the "glue" is usually epoxy resin which is a human carcinogen so I've never tried it.