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islandguy
# Posted: 26 Dec 2007 17:05
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Whats a cabin without a boat? Google "Svensons free boat plans" for hundreds of free boat plans, including a few older style canoes and kayaks. I chose and built the "polliwog" which is a 12 foot runabout. The plans are mostly from the 40s and 50s, so they have classic lines. My boat runs and handles like a dream, but it was also a lot of work to build, but a good winter project while the snow flies.

swanugly
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# Posted: 18 Aug 2008 02:17
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wow that sounds cool , have you got a picture of the one you built ?

Vince P
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# Posted: 19 Aug 2008 13:56 - Edited by: Vince P
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Ever since Islandguy posted this back in december, I have spent an inordinate amount of time planning for this project:
http://www.svensons.com/boat/?p=SailBoats/greafin10

swanugly
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# Posted: 21 Aug 2008 01:43
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Quoting: Vince P

Ever since Islandguy posted this back in december, I have spent an inordinate amount of time planning for this project:
http://www.svensons.com/boat/?p=SailBoats/greafin10


he could have started something here , i was checking out the little row boat , ithink it,s called the pod .

unixfmike
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2008 04:37 - Edited by: unixfmike
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Build away! After my first deployment to Iraq I built a 10' skiff from some free plans I found online. It's about 3 1/2' wide. All total I spent about US$150.00 for everything, plywood, fiberglass, resin, paint, and seats. You can see me in the back of the boat standing up.

http://unixf.com/index.php?display=pics&showpic=pics/mikes_boat.jpg

If you have the time to build, I highly recomend a project like this. I've since added a 40# thrust electric trolling motor and a 425 car battery. A single charges gets me about 6 hours of actual run time and scoots about fast enough to create a wake.

Here's another picture of us later that same afternoon, but we added my son into the mix. Right there we have 500+ pounds of people plus all of our fishing gear and a 15qt. cooler with ice and drinks that my son is sitting on.

http://unixf.com/index.php?display=pics&showpic=pics/3_man_crew.jpg

mikew

swanugly
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2008 12:02
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nice look,n little boat !

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