How to Make a Plywood Boat
by adolfothebuilder in Workshop > Woodworking
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How to Make a Plywood Boat

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I spent about a month on this project and it was fun overall and worked like a charm. I suggest you to build this. it is fun when it is complete and the cost was about 500$. used a bunch of stuff for this project including 2 sheets of plywood, wood scrap, pvc piping, marine safe paint, wood screws, flex seal and epoxy
Cutting and Measurements
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First I needed to cut the plywood out using plans off the web. I used plans of a website called hvartial.kapsi.fi. after I got my measurements I cut out the wood to the right size.
Attaching All Sides
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After all the pieces were cut out I use a piece of would about 1 inch by 1 inch and about a foot long and screwed in both sides to it from the bow. then I attached the stern using the same method as before. I used wood glue and screws. after everything was screwed in i use a piece of wood 1 inch by 2 inch about 2 feet long to put into he middle to expand the width of the boat.
Attaching the Bottom
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Then I cut out a rough depiction of the bottom screwed it into the the posts that I put in close to the bottom about 1 inch by two inch's and four feet long. after the bottom was securely attached i use a jigsaw to cut the excess wood that was left from the rough outline.
Finishing Touches
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I then added custom seats to the boat flex sealed the outside and bottom also using epoxy . I attached a gunwale as well as transom on the stern for a small engine. after I felt like all the wood working was complete I got black and white marine paint and painted the inside white and the out black and white with a stripe. than I finished the waterproofing with a few coats of polyurethane. after I finished painting i added two rods holders for fishing using pvc piping I had laying around
Final Product

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After a month of hard work me and friends managed to make a fully functional plywood dingy that has a motor and everything you need for safe travels on the water.