How to Build a Wooden Flat Bottomed Boat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2011
- Step by step instructions on how to build a wooden boat for fishing
This video shows you how we built ours and it floats very well.
The basic flat-bottomed boat is great for farm ponds, creeks and streams. Join host Tim Farmer and craftsman John Akers in the woodshop with instructions on how to build your own flat-bottomed boat.
Download the plans here:
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Here we are fishing with some guys that inspired us to build it:
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and here is the boat we built on the water:
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I built this boat almost exactly as this. Customized mine to hold a 3.5 hp outboard. Have more than 5 years and countless memories on it with my wife and daughter. So thankful for the video! Still doesn't leak at all. Currently fixin to put the 3rd paint job on it to be ready for summer 2021 on the little Arkansas river in Kansas.
What did you do different from them for it to withstand the engine Joe?
You should post a video and drop a link. I would love to see it.
This is basically the same design my Dad did when he built us kids a boat. He had no plans, never built a boat before, but built an 8ft pram in an afternoon. 3/4 ply on the bottom, 1x12 for the sides and transoms, 2x4s for the frame. He even got Fancy and slanted the bow. It was heavy and leaked a bit, but us kids had fun paddling it around the slough for years.
Nice and quiet , no stupid music in this video ,
Great work.
I've noticed that some videos have "NO MUSIC" in their titles. I guess we're not alone in our love of videos that lack distracting music.
Agreed i can watch without loud music
Agreed
@@williepierce3933 Hey Willie, just read your comment and thought... you're the kind of guy that likes to watch people make stuff! :) I just started building a Stand Up Paddle board out of plywood you might like to watch! th-cam.com/video/hPWi1gfqZKI/w-d-xo.html Cheers, Aaron
Oh, this guy is good. Informative, simple, but complete instructions and explanations for each step with little to zero background chatter... and as someone else mentioned - no cheesy music track.
I know nothing about building boats, but I’ve always wanted to build my own....pipe dreams and all that.....but I can listen to John all day long when he is softly spoken ....he can be talking about boat building, how to make burgers or lending his voice to audiobooks, he has a tone and accent that is just easy on my ears.......and I’m a 45yr old Asian guy from UK ...go figure🤦♂️🤷♂️😂😂
Finally someone using plane English on how to build what I need; Tip for everyone that watches this, the plans can be modified just be sure to follow the same basic assembly instructions. Me myself and I, are going to try to build a catamaran style boat using what I've learned so wish me luck ;)
Ps my plan style boat would be grate for duck hunter's and people who never seam to have enough room because ya forgot ya have a lot of 6ft 348 pound linemen in the family XD, fyi so thank on it and come up with your own ideas on how to improve this basic model. Just an inspire tip.....
I made one based off of this design, thanks a lot for the great video, it works great! I added hinged bike wheels at the center of mass, attached it to my bike, and went two miles to my local reservoir. It was an awesome project and I'd highly recommend this video to anyone who wants to build one themself. As a side note, I didn't use the most expensive wood or paint and it still worked great.
Do you have pictures of your design
As someone who is restoring a 1963 Columbia Sabre Sailboat, I wish to thank you. I learned some great wood working skills from this. Thank you so much for sharing your immense wood working knowledge!
Built one similar to this while I was stationed at Howard AFB, Canal Zone, Panama. But mine was 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. Caught a lot of peacock bass in that little boat. Lots of people wanted it when I left, so I picked one. Never needed to travel far from launch site, so we used a trolling motor. Used Sheetrock ring fast nails to assemble, then waterproofed the bottom and seams.
this is awesome, I am a cabinet maker ,never thought about building a boat but now I am!!!
I usually build small things such as Clocks although I recently got onto the idea of building a boat as I want to live off-the-grid and self-sufficient. The two boats I would like is a bass boat and a small ocean boat. With your knowledge and expertise would it be cheaper to build a boat or buy one?
Recently, I built a flat bottomed boat and used this video as a main guide. Thanks for the simple instruction. Pleased that our boat had no leaks and performed great during the initial trial in a nearby lake.
This video has inspired me to make my own boat and it actually worked and was truly amazing!!!
My Dad built boats to commercial fish the Mississippi River. They had no plywood or any of that glue. They ran big outboards on them. He and my grandfather only had hand tools. Those boats lasted for many years.
This is a great guide, thanks you guys for putting this together.
Very laid back - On the summer list in Central Otago New Zealand. Watch out trout
I've been wanting to build my own boat for years and this seems like a very good starter project thank you
Check out Spira International, several free plans. Excellant advise on materials and fasteners. Building my second Spira boat now. Lot of fun, and when your done, you can snicker when you see what your buddy’s boat payments are.
the Bob Ross of boat building
Must have watched this video dozens of times educating myself on building a similar boat. Best video on TH-cam for building a flat bottom boat. I'll be building a 10 ft. boat out of 1/2"x4'x8' Sumauma Sanded Plywood. It's a 7 layer exterior hardwood plywood.
this is the most straight forward boat build I've seen. i have a nice bowrider but I'm gonna build one of these for the creek and river.
I made an 8 ft boat out of regular 3/4" plywood and 2x12s with a 48" radius cut off the front and scored the plywood every inch or so on the inside about 1/2" deep to help make the radius. Put a bead of silicone on all the mating surfaces then screwed it down with 1 1/2 deck screws , then put a gallon of Thompson's Water seal in a Hudson sprayer and kept giving it a coat every 20 minutes or so. Added some angle iron at the transom and put a 5 hp Mercury on it. I used it for lake fishing for 4 years and gave it to the people who bought my house, it was still it perfect shape. That was in 1983
I've heard all the advantages to using marine grade ply and all the problems with using exterior grade Yada yada yada... But I've yet to see a boat made exterior grade plywood fall apart quickly. I'm no purest so I enjoy comments from people like yourself! Thanks!
Thanks for this video. I have zero knowledge of woodworking and this project actually looks within my reach - a good place for a beginner to start. I can't wait to see how this comes out - I'll post pics.
Very awesome video you guys had me at the edge of my seat can't Waite to see the finished product.
Easy to follow, and very descriptive.
I have designed a fold-up pontoon boat. It would have a platform of about 8’ wide by 7 feet long, and it could easily fit into the back of a pickup (folded). Once removed from the pickup bed, the owner “unfolds” it. The pontoons also unfold to create (2) 16” wide x 12” tall by 14’ long pontoons. A very unique feature with my design is that the pontoons are mounted at a 45º angle out to the deck, setting them outward about a foot each, thereby giving the pontoons about a 10’ wide stance.
Just Simple Comment...Great Job from start to finish...in simple easy to handyman terms
I helped to build two jon boats many years ago in the Ozarks. it's an engineering masterpiece. We used cypress for the sides, front and back, and maple for seats...Also, our boats are a little over 20 foot long.
Always wondered how this is done. Thanks for sharing.
hey thanks for the start of my Jon boat .. I watched your vid first then others... I am going to attempt a hybrid of your boat. thanks again for the long nice vid and explaned everything
A rebel yell from down here in the low country of S.C. The boat building was a eye opener .Something I was looking for a simple plan for a boat. Should work good in the swamp and marsh down here. Thanks & a Rebel yell
Reminds me of a boat my brother and I once made. I think it was two sheets of 1/4” ply, and 40’ or so of pine 1x6. It weighed nothing and went like the wind with 3 HP. Thanks for this.
I remember when I was a lot younger my brothers friends built a boat with a wooden frame covered with plastic (vapour barrier if I recall). The water was so clear in that quarry that at even 30 feet below you could plainly see that boat resting on the bottom.
lol
ha ha, great story, I'm dying, made my day
Made me chuckle that ! Thanks
They must have used a special type of wood that sinks.
Excellent instructional video! I'm on it! Thanks!
This looks really nice and what a great tutorial video Thank you :D If I do try this I will for sure post on my channel.
a beautiful piece of work - a lovely respect for wood - very relaxing !Thank You !
great vid. very eloquent and clear instructions.
When I lived in Kentucky I watched the show all the time.
Thank you for sharing a great video.....
Thanks very much, going to work on one of these this winter for some spring fishing! Thanks again, from Nova Scotia, Canada eh.
Very good video. Would have liked to see finished, painted boat in the water. Thanks again.
That's a nice little boat build thank you
been lookin to see this again for a while....Love from Lex
Brilliant very clear great shots ..
This would be GREAT time spent with a child too. Think of the memories he/she would have.
"Just an old plywood boat 75 Johnson electric choke" 🎶 🎵
Great job. And simple way.
the best tutorial to build a boat thanks you
This guy is channeling Bob Ross. Well done.
Great content and presentation. Thanks much.
he sound a bit like Snoop Dogg! i likes!
+ a really good vid, easy to watch, didnt notice the time that flew by!
Awesome video!
Wood love to have seen it finished with paint....great video
iam from puerto rico you build a nice boat .god ideas for my next project thanks
Thanks, very good info for building a boat.
Im definitely doin this for my senior project...
Iam doing that this year for my senior project how did yours work out
@@evandupuis6633 I’m tryna do it in 8th grade to go fishing 😂😂
Definitely looks like a boat. Looks just about like what me and my little brother built back when we were 10. Had to get a half dozen of our friends to help us drag that heavy SOB down to the pond. Ended up with only about 3 inches of free board with three of us in it.
Now I finally understand.. Well done guy's
Would it be possible to get a material list? Also can you talk more about the paint, did you primer the wood before the camo job? If so, what kind a primer? Love this project!!!!!
Thanks for sharing
Remember remembering going fishing when I was a kid we had a wooden row boat we rented for $2 all day or all night them were the days
I just added two links in the comments section to segments that we did with the flat bottom boat. Check them out!
Boats of this fashion have been built out of cypress and juniper for more than a century in north Florida. In Florida, this style of boat tends to be longer overall, have a wider beam and more freeboard than this example.
Tim! What is for DINNER my brother! I am HUNGRY!
Nice boat...I loved it. Great Job guys!
That is sweet!!!
I cracked the mast step on a small sailboat I'd made out of wood once. I separated it slightly, moistened it, put Gorilla Glue on it and clamped it in place. It said 85% strength in 15 minutes, and full strength in an hour. By the time that hour had passed it had a mast in is supporting a 131 square foot sail on a 32 square foot boat. Never had a problem with that mast step in the years that followed, and the wind was really up tat first day.
Excellent ! ........ And with Gorilla Glue too ! ....... I Wood make some Changes : 1. Make the floor the full 48 inches of the Plywood ... 2. Add 6 inches to 12 inches to the Height of the sides for handling Waves ... 3. Box in under each Seat for air tight Storage and Flotation ... 4. Put a Plexiglass or a flat Car Windshield on the Floor for Underwater viewing ... 5. Make the Front seat a Raised Deck for fishing ... 6. Suggestions ? ....... Thanks for the Vid !
I like your boat and I would like to build 1 myself.I think my son and I would get a kick out of fishing out of a boat that we built.I know I would!
4 years later did youu n your son do it ? I hope you did ! Spending time with sons is the best ! Let us know
thanks for this information. I would keep some space for a outboard motor.
This use to be how ALL boats were made. With a little innovation you could greatly reduce the weight by using different materials for the marine grade plywood - which by the way is EXPENSIVE stuff! :) Good video and clearly explained.
As always, great video!!
excellent job!
Hey awesome video guys! I always wanted to try my hand at building my own boat & this video has me pumped up & ready to break out the tools! lol My dad built & used his own boats for crabbing & digging oysters, but unfortunately i never got the chance to help him build one. I think this video will help me get started! ;)
The only thing I would take out of this is part of the design in the marine plywood Poplar in red Oak or not the best choice for a boat especially the expose site Whiteoak and Cedar now you got a boat
That being said I might build one this weekend got a love that gorilla glue
Cool, I have the same ballpen.
Very enjoyable. Thanks
love this build and the channel is awesome
great video very easy to understand..good job.
Great video! One thought: I've found that you always want to use materials made specifically for marine applications when you build a boat, plus I've had inconsistent luck with Gorilla Glue all around. I use Resorcinol (two-part purple stuff) because I'm old, but I think younger boatbuilders are using newer glues.
Anyway, that's my suggestion. Really neat design, accessible to beginners and folks who don't have fancy shops. Thanks for the upload!
Marine grade has no voids and better glue- - cheap-o ply thats painted or varnished will be just fine if you aren't gonna keep the boat in the water.
Cool jon boat.
Back in the 50's my Great uncle who Lived on the Bank of Cache river Often Built boats like this from Cypress Boards with Tar Pressed into all the Joints--when boat was put into the water, the boards would Swell pressing the Tar tightly between the joints. These Boats where Quiet and Good for Crappie Fishing...
randy beard I’m somewhat familiar with the Cache and cypress boats you may be able to use cypress sides at less than 1”if you can acquire it in your area. You are are on the right track. I learned so much about wooden boats and big duck gun from the old men around Thebes and now I are one haha.
I doubled the dimensions on this and put 2 outboards on it. Now I take it offshore for big game fishing
To put live well in
Do as the seat
Box it in glue it put two holes in bottom of boat inside the live well and it will fill up the depth of the water line on side of boat and the two holes act as fresh flow water outlets
To make it really nice angle both ends as the front of this boat and the same pitch on the bottom of boat
Use live well as center of boat and reverse process as the front of this boat
My father use to build them back in the 60s
For pond fishing
No motor back then just push poles
Very good job thank you.
Looks HEAVY.
3/8 ply is not light. I have enough 1/2" in my garage to build a six foot FBB, the sheet weighs about 70 pounds.
Nice and easy!!
Pilot holes. Always a good idea.
Great job 👍
good Video, this design would be a great easy design to build Skiffs for anyone that lived onthe water or close by as with their flat bottoms you could easily stack several of them on top of another. For offseason storage out of the weather perhaps even in a enclosed trailer or on a flat trailer that could be parked in a garage or shed
Amazing..!!
cool boat
great video
Look how that shape looks! :o 12:54, so cool, i think those guys have more than 20 years of experience :)
flat bottomed boats you make the rockin world go round!!!
That glue is amazing ,buying that stuff
Nice work great video
Good video. Good explanation of the steps. With this video, you should be able to modify to suit your own preferences. Longer, narrower whatever your heart desires. Great tips for a novice boat builder like me.
I have one question though. You made the transom with a 3 deg. angle. Why didn't you cut the bottom of the sides at 3 deg? And the inside cleats they are fastened to?
Nice boat and build.
Value today with lumber prices being what they are -$2500.
Interesting!
cool~ thanks for postng such.. really helpful hihihi
Thanks for the perfect video. No obnoxious music covering what is being said and great hands on, play by play directions. I have never used gorilla glue so I don't know if there are different types. Is this foaming glue just regular or special for water. I want to build a high top for a van and am thinking this is the route to go. Also what are the three types of woods he used? I think what I heard him say he was using 5/8" marine grade plywood and yellow something and something oak. Thanks.
Man I wanted to see it in the water, GREAT VIDEO THOUGH!
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This is a great video, thanks so much! Built this the other week and it floats with no leaks now I have a fishing boat.
Marine plywood has 1 or 2 extra plus depending on thickness. Much stronger.
Agreed. Anyone know where there is a list of measurements and types of wood?
Ronald Reed Cost prohibits using new marine plywood. Afriend bought a boat made from chipboard , was sealed good and really ok Had a chev corvair engine and small aircraft prop.. chipboard held up ok because it had been taken care of.. He used it all for a pattern and built a new boat from recycled signboards from old US 66. ( hi grade marine plywood with Fiberglas) on one side . Save all f g scraps and used May work for you.them to seal sloppy fitting seams.
There are a wide variety of plywood products available that are suitable to boat building. Depends on what you need to get the results required. There are European marine and even aircraft grade plys with beautiful exotic top layers. Modern sheathings and coatings increase the longevity.
@@slackbomslack6212 the plywood looked like very standard construction plywood (though they reference it as marine grade) and those boards were poplar. I would not recommend poplar. I'd recommend white oak or even live oak unless you have some cedar on hand. I dont recommend a solid board for the side walls of the boat. I also dont recommend such a box sort of design. But then I have never built a boat. Have a dozen books on boat building and have worked wood 30 years but I'm yet to build my boat.
@@thornyturtleranch6152 LOL My friend this boat is Perfect for shallow bays, lagoons and swamps. It's just a plywood version of a flatboat. It's not made to cut through 5 ft seas miles offshore in the gulf!