Home Made Boat - Fibreglass - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- My home made 16 and a half foot fibreglass over ply ski / leisure runabout. Took fifteen months to build and about $9500.00 including the materials to refurbish the trailer. Motor, windscreen, bimini top, CD player, etc were all extras. Pretty cheap in comparison to buying new at 40k. I'm in Logan City, Queensland, Australia ( near Gold Coast & Brisbane.
Youve got that special skill of staying on a project from start to finish until its complete...thanks for sharing this !
+Ako si Wokkawokka Thanks !
I was very. very proud of you to see that everyone was in PFDs while you were doing your testing. So many people I see on RUclips take no precautions while doing... well much of anything!
I don't think you need me to tell you that you have done a great job but I thank you for sharing the knowledge mate.
You're a real clever guy, pleased to see you using self centering rollers. But the place you need them is at the back of the trailer so they grab you when you approach from any angle, rather than those blocks you have, also you dont need a centre oadded strip if the height is right. Great boat. Thanks for sharing
I love it that you chose a bunch of people balast over rocks & dead weights. :D
you are GREAT! if more people were like you, companies wont exaggerate prices.
I dont quite understand what you mean Nick but thanks anyway
I think he means if more people realize that they could build something as beautiful as this boat than they wouldn’t rush down to pay $60k for a boat from the dealer leaving only one thing for companies to do “lower the price “. Anyway you are an amazing craftsman. I like to build things myself but you are a mad man with skills. Great job thanks for sharing it.
I LIKE THE ANGLE YOU SET THE BIMINI TOP....I'M GOING TO DO THE SAME TO MINE....GOOD JOB ON YOUR BOAT....MADE ME REALIZE I DON'T WANT TO DO A PROJECT BOAT!
Thanks Ken. My trimmer is an expert at what he does and he knew exactly what I asked him for.
Awesome job! Only a hand full of people with enough confidence and skills to do that!
thanks tyler
You Sir, are gifted. Not to mention it looks like it a car can easily pull it.
i'm from pacific islands and i go fishing every once a while and pretty much i can tell the good shape of boat that are really good on rough sea, your model and style is no question about it on rough sea, you should try to build bigger and longer boat i'm sure people will wanna buy it from you... PS don't stop build boat like those cause i think you have really good talents on building boat..
I see. "better lookin' at it then for it" - nice one ;-)
Keep building boats like this, I will check for new ones from time to time, I already showed your video to some friends of mine !
I bought the boat 8 years ago, from a friend and I made the cabin , the
benches and the steering myself.
The boat itself is made of aluminum and the cabin is made of wood.
The outboard is a Johnson 9,9 hp build in 1975!
I recently adapted it with hydrofoils and now it goes smoothly.
I started a restoration project of my own. What you did is insperational. Your attention to detail is stunning.
Wow. I really apreciate people like you who uses their mind for positive things. Congratulation, you inspire me. thanks.
Yvon from Haiti.
Nice job!
i KNOW how many hours went into sanding and prepping! xD
Did refurb a 14ft glassfiber boat this year! Man... Think a put down about 70hours on removing old paint, grinding, patching up damages etc! Took me about 170 hours of work! So i apreciate what you have done here! i know how much work hass gone into this boat! And i can only lift my hat for your work!
Thanks Mikael.... Its nice when its all finished though isnt it.
Exceptional talent. Happy to see you put it to work. You are a great example to others of what hard work can accomplish.
I take my hat off to you, job well done. I'm mid way thru what I thought was a big refurbish that I'm doing under my carport and thought I've bitten off more then I can chew but you have inspired me to not only continue the way I was going to but to do a better job then I was planning. If you can build something so proffesional looking in your back yard then damnit I'm gonna try to lol. Again well done
You did a great job. Kudos to your craftsmanship!
Chopped strand mat was 400 grams per sq metre. 6 Layers on deck, cockpit and bow areas.
Bare hull weight ended up being about 460kg which is light compared to some of the Australian production boats of a similar size and type.
And I fibreglassed every bit of timber that went into it, inside and out, to stop moisture damage down the track.
All the best with your project if you are planning one.
nice job fella . ive been making moulds for 30 year . nice job .
michael ireland Thanks Mike
Great job,you should be really proud of what you have done, now enjoy it.
David Richards thanks dave
That is some great workmanship... You kicked ass...!!!
Thankyou hahaha
highvelocity123
nicely done.... great job.... i like the hull shape and the shiny paint most....
From building, testing, completion and awesome paint job ..salute!
Thanks Marvin
WOW!!!...I AM IMPRESSED!!...YOU SHOULD PUT IT INTO PRODUCTION!!!!
atcred3 thanks but I wont be
you should make like a production of this boat looks awesome and factory quality and you look like a nice guy you take the time to answer every comment this is admirable cheers from Puerto Rico keep doing what you're doing 👍👍👍
Thanks David... I find most peoples comments on my videos very interesting.
Even more impressive! Our Searay Sundeck 240 does about 45-50 on 350!
now that is a lovely looking boat
Nice Job! Looks like a million dollar
Fantastic job Cameron, Im from Newcastle (Australia) and its good to see some Aussie creativity and ingenuity. I am in the process of restoring my 1973 Glastron GT 160 powered by a 135 Evinrude, which I have owned for 40 years. Found woodrot in the transom and thought Id only need to replace the rear end, had to replace every piece of timber in the boat. Nearly ready to install the floor now. Very laborious task but very satisfying. Have family in Brisbane, would love to meet up one day and share ideas. Keep up the good work.
Hi Chris. Thanks. Yes very satisfying work when you see the results you wanted. I had a Volero Dart ( my first ever boat ) back in the early 90s and it was the same as your gt, transom floor and stringers all needed replacing. Streaker boats in Melbourne did mine for me back then. It is a common problem for older glastron and Volero ( which were glastron made under licence here I think. ) I have attached an ebay ad address for you to see what I use to have. Yours if Im not mistaken is like the 'Live and Let Die James Bond' boat?? Keep up the good work.
www.ebay.com.au/itm/Volero-Dart-Ski-Boat-Evinrude-85hp-/181364931337?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=s52DM6kzM2E%252B8vX2CD
You are too great. I really want to learn building boat from you.
I love the style of this boat. I like the sleek small boats. You know the latest thing is led lighting? On the transom under the water line, it looks so cool. You can light up your storage compartments. You have done very well
Thanks Rick. Glad you like them. Registration is no problem. QT just issued me with a hull ID number and a rego number. Insurance is the more difficult. Club marine will do it if your boat goes through a checklist for seaworthiness/ safety at one of their issuing boat dealer agents. Marine Tune at Burleigh did mine when they fitted the 130. Havent insured the little one yet. Not quite finished.
All the best and might see ya on the water.
Cheers. Thickness of timber on the flat area on the bottom is 12mm. Curved areas underneath all 3mm. Deck/Cockpit area are a mixture of 12mm and 3mm depending on whether I needed to curve or not. Glass on hull is 8 layers of 400 crossed over on all the corner areas and centre board ( Basically making 16 layers in those areas ) and 6 layers on most of the deck work. Everywhere internally has 2 layers of glass for waterproofing as well.
very nice boat ! you did a great job.
You sir, are a true craftsman !!
I dont know Monster, but I dont have any plans for building any bigger ones. We use our boats mostly in the freshwater lakes so I dont go 'outside' all that often. In saying that, I have had her out in the salt a couple of times and shes performed extremely well.
That's truly amazing, nobody can say different. Good job
Thanks JM
A great job mate very well done.
Thanks Geoff
Yeah... you gotta try and do the right thing where you can. We were short a couple for the guys at the back but we were only doing about 8 knots on a very flat river anyway. Im always very much for the safety aspect when doing any kind of boating because when things do go wrong, you usually only get one chance.
Thanks Driver.... If you are talkin about the purple Ford ute, well that belonged to a mate of mine. He now has the new supercharged V8 version in black.
Im in the sign business Joel. If you build boats from moulds then just think about how much work goes into making the plug for the mould, and then the mould itself, and then youre gettin pretty close as to how much work went into building Ambitious from scratch. Lots and lots and lots of sanding. Thanks for your comment
bro your boat is badass seriously awsome craftsmenship time an money well spent.
Wow I'm impressed looks professional I found this video cause someday I'd like to make me one but wow good job brother awesome work
thanks nathan. i'm not a boat builder so it was 2 hours thinkin to every 1 hour of workin.
Who cares it looks awesome lol
Over the raw glass you put a layer of a resin/q-cell mix and that is for shaping or smoothing of glass ( like bondo is ). It is totally compatible with the fg. Then I used a modified eurethane yahct paint and primer to finish off.
On my later boat projects I have sprayed them with a 50/50gelcoat/durathane gloss mix out of a 3mm tip.
amazing job, u made it look easy while it's not, thumbs up
Thanks Michael. 47 Knots flat out. Consumption Im not really sure about but Yamaha says 32 litres per hour at WOT for the 130. When we are away camping and tubing and wakeboarding and stuff, we go through the 80 litre tank in about 2 and a half days. Most of the time only running at about 3 to 4500 revs though. So not too bad I suppose for a 2 stroke. Hull performance: sits nice and flat and smooth on lake. Carves through 1 metre chop in the salt nice and softly.
32 Litres per hour?
I guess 130 horses are thirsty animals 😊
hola soy de argentina,me parecio que has echo un trabajo exelente!!!!,felicitaciones muy bien explicado y gracias por compartirlo
Thanks. Windows Movie Maker can help with that. Building can feel like its a slow process, but keep pluggin away, you'll get there. this one took me 18 months with a 3 month break in the middle. After recently building the little one, I look back at this one and wonder how the hell I even did it. Good luck with the air boat.
This is awesome, wish I had the talent that you do. thanks for sharing.
Ronnie Long Thanks Ronnie
Good job. Great looking boat.
+Sean Duggan Thankyou Sean
+cameron300462 wow awesome boat u made
great looking boat - love the choice of engine - well done
Cheers Paul
Thanks David. I did think about adding an inch of stepdown to the planing plank and widenining it a shade too but I wasnt sure whether it would upset the performance and handling I get now.
I decided that if it aint broke...dont fix it, i guees.
Na. No need for tabs or hydrofoils or anything like it. She runs beautifully smooth from start to finish, smooth water or rough. Engine weight not an issue. I could put a 250 on it if I wanted to with no dramas. If you check out part 3 video of performance on water you can see how smooth it runs. It takes a little time to settle first off because I had the trim set higher than usual right from the start.
Cool of you to say. Thanks man.... have a look at part 3 to see her in the water, and also check out my newest project ( Mini Bat Boat ) parts 1 to 5. As for building one yourself, have a go, thats all I did. Had never done anything like it before in my life. Best tip I could give you.... talk to people who know stuff! Start smaller though. Ambitious was a massive job. Enjoy
If you are a master carpenter East4th, I accept this compliment as high praise indeed. Thankyou very much.
very nice, you definitely have some skills
cheers chris
No problem... good luck with your build.
baddass!!! nice Boat great paint all I can say is WOW!
Very nice of you to say. Thanks Yvon.
Hard Work.Yeah. Youre spot on there Gibbo. Was still really enjoyable though, and full of job satisfaction. Thanks for the positive.
Talk to people with knowledge and can help you.... and go for it zallumi ! Thanks for your thoughts.
when it comes to horsepower.... they say its better to be lookin at it than lookin for it. On this boat I was thinkin about going to a 200 hp motor but fuel usage figures discouraged that. Thanks for your input.
Holy shit it looks so good it looks like u bought it fair play
cheers chris
@maximusleonitis thanks mate. I just used recycled polystyrene (excess from a building site that they use in concrete ) . I found out that 1 cubic metre of the stuff will support 1 tonne in water. I have about .7 of a cube in mine so thats about 700kg of flotation. Good luck with your project.
@halston214 . Thanks. I dont quite understand what you mean by fabric but the whole boat is covered in layers and layers of chopped strand matt fibreglass matting. Hope this helps.
This is an outstanding job. You should be a very smart and hard worker guy. Congratulations. I am wonder if it is possible to give us some numbers, like thickness of the plywood, number of fiberglass layers, dimensions etc. I know is hard to document the process but would be nice if we have some more information...Thank You very much
2:46 MARSHMALLOW STORAGE!!! This boat has everything!
wow it looks so professional
good job
@007Aquamann Thanks Aqua... It sits on the trailer (240kg) and with the 130HP motor (200kg) now at exactly 1 tonne, so that would make the hull with all the fittings ( windscreen, fueltank, bimini top, anchor, steering, etc etc etc exactly 560kg. ( and as strong as an ox )
really beautiful boat
nice work man,looks awesome and works!
+Kelly Thor Mcgillivray thanks
+cameron300462 hi! cameron. what's the transom's length and height?
+cameron300462 hi! cameron. what's the transom's length and height?
Thanks powerfish.... made me laugh my head off when i read your comments... dont give and keep up the good work. Its worth it in the end.
men reall you got a nice boat there...tmbs up... im planning to biuld one soon..GOD BLESS men!
Good job work on boat look like real
nicely done!
brilliant..top class..video and sound would be great as i have suscribed.
@fordguy1991 cheers mate. appreciate the comment. Hope you checked out 'part 2' where you can see the initial water test video.
Thankyou very much.
My pleasure and thanks mate
Beautiful work!
G56AG thanks
Thankyou Hopeful, Glad you like it.
nice. the only thing on the hull i would have changed is the pad. a little wider would carry the boat / load better and get a little more free speed.
You're an artist!
Thanks very much Alice
Cheers, glad you like it.
MUY BUEN TRABAJO AMIGO FELICITACIONES REALMENTE VI LOS VIDEOS Y AS TRABAJADO DURO MIS FELICITACIONES Y DISFRUTALA!!!!
Thanks Lex.
Looks amazing. how did u join the deck and the hull togher? also how thick is the fibre glass ,as iam looking to build my own project soon?
thanks
It did nearly 25 knots with my 60 4stroke on it when testing too. Had less gear on it at the time though.
ok Now I have to build one.
Such a beautiful work!
Thanks Alexandre
Great job
FIRSTLY. You are definitely the best example of boat building i have come across on RUclips.
You have a wealth of knowledge from which I would be grateful if you allowed me to tap into.
How many layers of fiberglass did you use oh hull and other parts specifically?
after apply raw fiberglass mat and resin, what was you process for getting it smooth before painting?
Aldean Louis Give your cured glass a rub down with a bit of 40 grit on a hand block just to take any spikes or lumps off it, then a mixture of resin and q-cells ( glass bubbles ) to make a buttery filler to spread on all over and sand back to a smooth finish with a random sander or sanding board with 40 to 80 grit. Final buzz over with 180 before prepping for flowcoat spray job.
Ive only actually built 2 boats, which I still own. ( Ambitious & Vampire ) The restoration of the half cab video that I posted was all my work, but It was my mates boat, and he still owns that one. The refurbished boats at the beginning of this video are ones that I have done over the last few years, and they have all since been sold. Thanks for your comments
@shannannichols oh yeah... and as for my partner laura,( pictured with me in the credits at the end) she was, and still is just the best any guy could ask for.. Check out my part 2 as well cause it has a couple of small water test videos too.
I was looking to just use an old wooden boat as a mould and just fibreglass around it, surly it would be easier than building from scratch, and could make boats over and over again.
i guess it might be
Or an old speed boat should I say.
@Leeso2011 Cost for the hull alone was about $8500.00 including paint. I didnt have any plans at all, just a quick sketch I did of the finished boat. I used light hardwood rails for lines and stapled 3mm ply to hold form for glass layers. Layers of 12mm ply for transom areas with resin in between. 12mm floor. Round the edges of your timber before laying glass and resin on, and hand sand with 40 grit between layers. Prep your timber with a brush coat of resin prior to layers of matt. Good luck.
hey mate just want to say excellent work on the boats (both ambitious and the mini bat boat)
its really inspired me to look at building a boat myself for fishing purposes in and around the gold coast (being a gold coast local)
I have a question, what procedure do you have to go through (if any) to get a home made boat registered? are there any design standards it needs to abide by or does it just need to pretty much float.
thank you in advance, kind regards
Rick.
No not really... and theres already alot of production boats out there for sale. I am already building another small boat though...check out my other vids.