Boat Building Did someone say, 'SINK?' Building Dragonfly E 40
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ม.ค. 2025
- I’m building a 53’ Flat Bottom Wooden River Boat, singlehanded. "Buy Me a Coffee" at www.buymeacoff... I maintain a 7 acre property with Millie, our rescue dog. We have kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, galahs, cockatoos and much more. Occasionally we even see a pair of stunning wedge tail eagles that have been long time residents of the area. I am also a musician and write and record all the music for each video.
Great work buddy .. love the ‘Egyptian’ beats in this one too!
Thanks Giri. Hopefully we can play some beats together again soon.
Steve you for sure are not your average human , anyone that can work and function before having morning coffee has super powers !!!!!!
hahaha super powers would be very helpful building this thing. Alas, coffee will have to do. Nice to hear from you again Anne.
Good work as always steve! It's hot enough in australia to warrant news reports in sweden, and I can tell from the video its quite steamy, hope youre taking care of yourself and drinking water!
Yes, much water. I think they use a lot of water to make beer, so yes I am drinking a lot of water. And during my break at Christmas I dug a swimming pool. So that is very nice to jump into after a hot day in the boat shed. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
I think the funny music must give you extra confidence when working with epoxy. Fast and liberal is the way to get it done. Good work.
Yes indeed. Although I'm sure you are aware that I add the music in the videos. It's not playing while I work. Maybe I should play it and see if I really can work at light speed. LOL Thanks for watching.
Nice one, keen to keep watching it progress.
Just a tip, the yellow text onscreen is a little hard to read, consider adding a dark stroke to the text so it's a little easier on different backgrounds to read.
Thanks, I will look at that in the next video. Are you watching on a phone or TV? It looks easy to read on my TV. Anyway, I will keep it in mind next time. Thanks for watching.
Enjoyed the video Steve, as always.
You sure did calculate the plywood pretty good. I bet she’s already very solid.
Any idea in what she will weigh? I understand there’s still a good way to go, but you’re doing a tremendous job.
See you next week my friend 🤘
Hello my friend, yes she is feeling very solid now. Not sure about the weight. The plywood weighs about 2600kgs or 2.6 tonnes or 2.9 US tons. So I have to ad my framing, fibreglass, windows and fitting etc to that. Then the engines which are 117kg each. So that is 234kg = .23tonnes or .25US tons. So far a total of 2834Kg Let's ad 2000Kg for all the other stuff, windows, framing, fridge, stove toilet, etc etc. Total is 4834Kg = 4.8 tonnes or 5.3 US tons. That's my ruff guesstimate. Not bad for a 53ft skinny bat, but we will see.
Steve good stuff.... Who's singing in episode 40....chan na na na na... Love it sounds like an American Indian voice😊
It is a sample which I am going to try and imitate later when I record these tracks properly.
Nice gally your wife happy now😂😂
Yes indeed she is. To be honest, she really does help keep me on track. If it was not for her input I would most likely rush things a bit and not get such a good finish. Thanks for watching.
Steve are you sure the width and height may be tad out and it will not be top heavy or effected by wind ,you are dong a great job as a one man band , do you intend to glass the exterior of the hul,l and how will it be finally moved to the Murray and how much do you think it will finally draw .
OK, if it is top heavy I will ad ballast, but she is just like the 31 footer I built re height and width and that boat was just fine. (without any ballast) I think she will only draw about 8 to 10 inches. To counteract windage skating, she will have two drop down swing keels either side of the wheelhouse, just like a trailer yacht, and she has a retractable bow thruster for assisting with getting into tight spaces like marina berths etc. when windy. Moving her to the river? Hmm, well, I think we can crane her onto a low loader and crane her off directly into the water. She is just on 11 feet at the widest and not over height for road transport, so I don't see any issues there. Not sure how to get her out of the shed yet, but probably either by crane or on some tandem axels.
Progressing fast, although some mishaps... On the same level as the plywood question. What is your total budget on the project and what's your current spent amount? If you don't mind talking about it.
Hmmm, I don't mind talking about that at all, but I am not really sure yet. Later I will go through everything and see where I end up. At a guess I think it is something close to this right now. At $150/sheet for the plywood, AUD19,800 Epoxy around AUD4,000 (that's 3,500 for a 44 gallon drum and also some extra in 20lt containers, AUD 6,000 for the bow thruster, about AUD2,000 for framing timber used for the laminated beams, runners under the hull etc and about AUD1800 for the stainless steel skids under the hull. So all up about AUD 33,600 so far. :)
@@steveshierdoesstuff7420 That sounds like not so much compared to that you are on your way to having a boat of over 50' which I guess would cost may hundreds of thousands AUD bought by a dealer, but I guess we are only halfway in costs. And then comes the engine... ;-)
Yes, engines should be about 12k each I think. Two Yamaha 60hp 4 stroke hidden under the aft deck. :)@@gunnarfernqvist4896
@@steveshierdoesstuff7420 Ohh, so you'll be running regular outboards as inboards, clever in terms of service and simplicity. I'm eager though to see how you will elongate the engine controls.
Haha, yep, me too@@gunnarfernqvist4896
Measure 3 times atand back and measure agsin.
Hmmm, I did that and still got it wrong. I think exhausted at the end of the day had something to do with it. hahaha
Where is the strength lengthwise?
Hello, the strength longwise comes from the 'honey combing' which is a series of comparments under the floor and also from the double sides. The superstructure panels go right down to the floor and then there is another wall which forms the flare. (yet to be added from the front of the wheel house all the way back. Bear in mind that we aint chasing any big waves. There are also lots of longitudinal stringers and framing. Cheers, thanks for watching. Steve and Maple
Also all of Steve’s builtin furniture adds to the overall strength.
@@fisheater844 Yes indeed. Quite common practice to use the 'furniture' as the framework etc. Everything just has to be spaced correctly to achieve the right strength. Cheers