Thread: My 12ft plywood boat - again

A few weeks ago the forum experienced a problem (likely a whole slew of problems) and several posts in dozens of threads were lost. I think this was over a several hour time frame, I lost a couple of posts as well. Maybe someone with a little more information will chime in, but yep, you're probably not at fault (I think) . . .

You just need to repost. I did a search and this is the only post you
have, even though it shows you have three.

BTW, I have a twelve foot ply boat as well.

Thanks for the info guys.

Papa, how old is you 12ft'er, I'm curious to know how the condition holds up over time. If I know how to link to my site I could show you mine lol.

I'll keep trying.

Cheers

Just copy the link from the address bar and paste it to your post.

My boat is just a couple years old. It is just in the water when we
use it. A few hours at a time, several days a week. It is dry stored
year round and has a custom cover. I always make sure it is dry
in side before I put the cover on. The interior is wiped down each
time it is used. I make sure there are no leaves or dirt in the bilges.

The exterior is finished with a coat of oil base concert sealer and
five coats of Rustoleum marine paint. The interior is also sealed
but finished with five coats of porch and floor enamel. The bright
work is sealed and finished with six coats of Minwax Spar Urethane.

BTW, there are 108 pieces of wood that make up the floors, soles.
each one is done one at a time, sealed and six coats. It took as
long to do the floors as it did the rest of the boat.

It shows no signs of wear or tear. It had a couple places the paint
came off the screws and I touched it up before first launch this year.

I see no reason the boat shouldn't last for many years the way it
is used.









My favorite picture of the boat.

A pretty little boat, and obviously lots and lots of time spent painting it!

I recently bought a 40-50yr old plywood half cabin runabout for almost nothing. Obviously the first owner did a great paint job, as the boat is in perfect condition, however, I hate the interior colour, and I'm finding out first hand how long it takes to repainted the inside! I'm thinking I should just have accepted the colour and got on with life!

The bottom line is that you ply boat will last for ages, particularly if you have painted it well.
AA

Here is the link to my boat.

Sailboat Plans

My brother is the website guru so I apologise if its too long.

Papa, that is one beautiful boat. The fact that you know exactly how much effort has gone into it is why you take excellent care of it. Today I primed the inside of mine with three coats ready for some colour. I'm that close to finishing it I'm starting to feel a little sea sick . Some more pictures will be going up tonight of where I'm up too.

Cheers

Grant

Thanks,

The boats are very similar in general design. I have never done a
stitch and glue. I learned doing ply on frame a long time ago.

While it was built mainly to sail, it seems it gets rowed more than
sailed.

With the epoxy and good paint it should last a life time with minimum
care. Storage in the off season is the main concern. Keep it dry and
lots of air movement. Don't cover with tarps, it needs to breath. Check
it often for debris build up.