pekstrom
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2015
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So I've got the itch again. The itch to build something. 
The little PM38 is a fun little boat for tooling around on the lake. But it can't hold more than 4 people and then we're not very comfortable for anything but riding around. It was a lot of fun to build though. I came across Glen-L's Party Boat plans and have been going back to look at them many times over the past months. Well, I finally pulled the plug and bought the plans for it. They are quite a bit more intimidating than the PM38 plans were, but they should be doable if I just take my time. And once again the wife has OKed the project! :faint2:
In contrast to the PM38 plans, these plans come with a very detailed bill of materials and lumber suggestions. So I'll need to look around for places to source the lumber. I'm thinking I can use the same places I used for the PM38 but we'll see. A lot of the internal frame parts are made up of a piece of plywood laminated to a white oak or similar wood piece. For that they suggest regular exterior grade plywood. For the external hull sections they of course suggest marine grade plywood. So I'll need to study that some more and then do some shopping around. My plan for now is to take this slow and take my time to make the smaller parts. At the same time I'll work out the space issue for when everything needs to come together.
Wish me luck!
The little PM38 is a fun little boat for tooling around on the lake. But it can't hold more than 4 people and then we're not very comfortable for anything but riding around. It was a lot of fun to build though. I came across Glen-L's Party Boat plans and have been going back to look at them many times over the past months. Well, I finally pulled the plug and bought the plans for it. They are quite a bit more intimidating than the PM38 plans were, but they should be doable if I just take my time. And once again the wife has OKed the project! :faint2:In contrast to the PM38 plans, these plans come with a very detailed bill of materials and lumber suggestions. So I'll need to look around for places to source the lumber. I'm thinking I can use the same places I used for the PM38 but we'll see. A lot of the internal frame parts are made up of a piece of plywood laminated to a white oak or similar wood piece. For that they suggest regular exterior grade plywood. For the external hull sections they of course suggest marine grade plywood. So I'll need to study that some more and then do some shopping around. My plan for now is to take this slow and take my time to make the smaller parts. At the same time I'll work out the space issue for when everything needs to come together.
Wish me luck!
