Anyone built there own skiff?

[Texans42]

I built a 12’ skiff/duck boat 10 years ago and still run it every year. Probably have 120 outings easy in it.

I didn’t not use Marine grade plywood. I have zero soft spots or delamination. My ply wood was very dry though. Sat in my exterior barn/garage for about a year.

My only complaint is weight, I over did it. Thinking about doing a build using either divinycell or klegecell, problem I have is just time.

[rvd]

I built a 12’ skiff/duck boat 10 years ago and still run it every year. Probably have 120 outings easy in it.

I didn’t not use Marine grade plywood. I have zero soft spots or delamination. My ply wood was very dry though. Sat in my exterior barn/garage for about a year.

My only complaint is weight, I over did it. Thinking about doing a build using either divinycell or klegecell, problem I have is just time.

Good info. I'd like to build out of divinycell for this first one but I'm afraid it would end up taking so long that I'll lose the interest of my crew.

[Texans42]

I’ve made deer blinds out of divinycell, I’ve you where real technical you could vacuum bag it and cut down your build time to half.

Also build it bottom half and then top half

[DarrellS]

http://www.uscomposites.com

This is where I buy all of my epoxy resins. Affordable and very high quality. Stay away from polyester resins. This is one of the kayaks I've built with their fiberglass and resins.

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[kck]

I helped a buddy of mine when he started ultralightboatworks and we fished a couple tournaments out of that little boat. It was a pretty labor intensive operation and messy as hell but the first finished product wasn’t terrible and would run in spit. He now owns Sabine Skiffs in La Porte.

[timoub007]

I helped a buddy of mine when he started ultralightboatworks and we fished a couple tournaments out of that little boat. It was a pretty labor intensive operation and messy as hell but the first finished product wasn’t terrible and would run in spit. He now owns Sabine Skiffs in La Porte.

Ha ha I know Brian too. I had to bring him some gas out in Sabine Lake one evening when he did not plan well. One of my box fans is still tinted red from him using it to ventilate a make shift paint booth as he was repainting his skiff in his garage.

He still owes me for that gas.

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[rvd]

http://www.uscomposites.com

This is where I buy all of my epoxy resins. Affordable and very high quality. Stay away from polyester resins. This is one of the kayaks I've built with their fiberglass and resins.

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Thanks for the info, that kayak looks incredible!

[rvd]

I helped a buddy of mine when he started ultralightboatworks and we fished a couple tournaments out of that little boat. It was a pretty labor intensive operation and messy as hell but the first finished product wasn’t terrible and would run in spit. He now owns Sabine Skiffs in La Porte.

Cool, I've talked to him a couple times on the phone, if I decide to buy a skiff instead of building, good possibility it will be one his.

[Chief Big Toe]

wow. looks like one can get really deep into a build, for sure, good luck!