BUILD PERFORMANCE WOOD BOATS

THIS WEBSITE WAS CREATED TO SHOW MY PROJECT  TO BUILD A PERFORMANCE CENTER CONSOLE WITH WOOD AND EPOXY.

 I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO   BUILD MY OWN BOAT, SINCE I WAS A CHILD, MY UNCLE WAS BUILDING BOATS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AND I WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED TO GET THE KNOWLEDGE AND BE ABLE TO DO IT MYSELF SOMETIMES.

FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, I HAVE READ A LOT OF BOOKS AND DIFFERENT BUILDING METHOD FOR BOAT.

FORTUNATELY LAST YEAR I HELPED ONE OF MY FRIEND TO BUILD A LOCAL TAHITIAN TYPE FISHING BOAT CALLED POTI MARARA AND I LEARNED ALL THE PROCESS TO BUILD BOATS AND THE MATERIAL TO USE.

THEN ON JUNE 15TH 2009 ,I STARTED FINALLY TO BUILD A BOAT OF MY OWN. 

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 THE PROJECT:

THE HULL IS A DEEP VEE PERFORMANCE BOAT 24° MINIMUM DEADRISE 8 FEET BEAM AND 25 FEET LENGTH.

DESIGN IS A MODIFIED 24' CIGARETTE HULL FROM 1970 FROM PHOTOS AND BROCHURES THAT I FOUND ON THE INTERNET.

POWER WILL COME FROM A MARINER OUTBOARD (SAME A MERCURY) OPTIMAX 250HP.

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON DEC 2009? AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE, I HAD TO MOVE MY BOAT THERE ON A HOMEMADE TRAILER DUE TO LACK OF SPACE AROUND MY HOUSE.

WE WERE JUST ABOUT TO FAIR THE HULL AND APPLY THE EPOXY PRIMER.