Sunday, September 14, 2008

8ft rowing boat


First I build a jig on top of a table added the moulds with cutouts for the keel.gunnels and chines, then fitted the keel,gunnels and the chines cutting them flush to the moulds.

Here is how I built an 8ft wooden rowing boat at home from a book called Small boat building by Dave Gannaway [price new £1.95 I got from Ebay £5 robbers]
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11 comments:

  1. Graeme .February 23, 2009 at 11:02 AM

    Hi folkes , should have said fitted floor the same method as the side

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  2. Graeme .February 23, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    Hi , This pictures shows the front thwart, the dark spot on the face is a drain plug although the thwart is sealed [I hope] the plug is to release any water that does escape in, The mid thwart has wooden pins fitted at either side to lock in place in case of capsize, need thwart to be removable as fitting false floor.

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  3. mike GannawayAugust 25, 2009 at 11:27 AM

    I was the owner of the original pram dingy that you are building from my Fathers book " Small Boat Building".
    I have many great childhood memories of this dingy and the River's Hamble and Itchen.
    Mike Gannaway

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  4. Kruez KrueskampAugust 25, 2009 at 11:53 AM

    Wow, that's pretty cool Mike. Nice to have ya stop in and comment. Are you following in your fathers footsteps in regards to building boats? Have you built a pram to pass down to the youth in your family?

    Thanks for stopping in.

    Kruez

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  5. Graeme .August 28, 2009 at 9:32 AM

    Hi Mike I am honoured to even have you look at my site never mind leave a comment, your father;s design for this boat and his book are

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  6. Graeme .August 28, 2009 at 9:38 AM

    Hi Mike I am honoured to even have you look at my site never mind leave a comment, your father;s design for this boat and his book are great without which I might never have built and enjoyed rowing, I have taken my wife and two boys to lochs in Scotland where we have great fun thanks again for your comment,lets hope these boat building books and skills go on,
    Bogsdolics

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  7. Graeme .August 28, 2009 at 9:41 AM

    Hey Kruez that amazing how many other builder can say they have had a relative of there builds designer look at there site,I am blown away My head will be to big for my picture,
    bogdsolics

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  8. Kruez KrueskampAugust 29, 2009 at 5:54 AM

    Lol, agreed, I hope Mike returns to read the comments.

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  9. Dave GannawayApril 24, 2010 at 11:16 AM

    Hi Guys, My name is Dave Gannaway. I am the author 'Small Boat Building' and the designer of the little 8' dingy you are building. I designed and built it originally for my son Mike who could skull this boat with a single oar as fast as a normal rower could pull it! So you might think of cutting a sculling notch in the transom, its great fun. I built a lot of them, they were always safe and popular. Originally it was called the 'John Henry' dingy. Have fun guys and thanks for the memories. Dave G

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