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The aim of this project was to create a small boat which could fit into the back of our car. Total length is 1.4m, width 0.8m and depth 0.3m.
The boat (called Appie ) was made from plywood leftovers and pallet wood. The bottom is 3.5mm ply, the sides 7mm ply. Polyurethane glue and latex house paint were used. After about 3 months one of the seams opened up. This was sealed with construction glue, followed by painting a strip of bed sheet over the chine. Total cost to date has been something like 20 dollars (NZ) for glue and some bits and pieces.
This boat could be built as a one sheet boat, although the bottom profile would have to be changed to allow thicker ply to make the bend.
Rowing performance is great! Very easy to get up to hull speed (due to the short length). Sailing performance is ok, with progress to windward being almost non existent. This is an area that is still being worked on!
More details (videos!) can be found on my website .
The boat (called Appie ) was made from plywood leftovers and pallet wood. The bottom is 3.5mm ply, the sides 7mm ply. Polyurethane glue and latex house paint were used. After about 3 months one of the seams opened up. This was sealed with construction glue, followed by painting a strip of bed sheet over the chine. Total cost to date has been something like 20 dollars (NZ) for glue and some bits and pieces.
This boat could be built as a one sheet boat, although the bottom profile would have to be changed to allow thicker ply to make the bend.
Rowing performance is great! Very easy to get up to hull speed (due to the short length). Sailing performance is ok, with progress to windward being almost non existent. This is an area that is still being worked on!
More details (videos!) can be found on my website .
Thanks,
Finn
The holes are not recommended! They greatly weaken the oars (I broke one not long ago) without saving much weight. Also they allow water to travel into the centre of the oar, making them less rot resistant.
For links to a lot of one sheet boat plans, see this page:
http://www.tdem.co.nz/boat/links/one-sheet.html
Some of these are much better than others though. I like the one sheet sampan a lot.
-Thomas
Cheers,
Finn
very enjoyable read, TY for sharing.