Homemade plywood swamp boat. Making a boat with your own hands from rubber, aluminum, wood, plastic bottles photo video

According to the proverb “Prepare the sled in the summer, and the cart in the winter,” it’s a good idea to think about building a good and reliable boat with your own hands. Your attention is invited to a master class on how to build a small practical boat with your own hands from ONE standard sheet of waterproof plywood. Moreover, the design is not some kind of plywood or wooden punt, but boats with correct contours that improve its seaworthiness and course stability. The project of the boat has been implemented, the boat has been manufactured, tested and has shown seaworthy qualities for its size. There is a drawing of the boat. The boat is steered and propelled by a kayak type paddle. Transporting a homemade boat does not cause problems, this boat does not need a trailer :).

How to make a boat out of plywood with your own hands

As shown in the video, to make a homemade boat, you need to have a little carpentry experience. List of basic tools: electric jigsaw, screwdriver, hand mill, grinder, set of clamps. Materials for the manufacture of the boat - a sheet of waterproof plywood 4-6 mm thick and 2500x1250 mm in size, planed boards ~ 25-40 mm thick, slats, brass nails, self-tapping screws, epoxy resin, varnish. The main dimensions of the future boat are as follows: the length of the boat is 3480 mm, the width of the boat is 747 mm.

Step-by-step instructions for building a plywood boat

1. We transfer the contours of the pattern to a sheet of plywood, this is easy to do according to the ““ scheme.

Cutting contours

2. With an electric jigsaw, we dissolve a sheet of plywood into four blanks. We saw carefully with a fine saw blade of a jigsaw.

3. We fold the symmetrical sheets in pairs and check the coincidence in size, if necessary, eliminate inaccuracies.

Sheets connected

4. We connect four hull blanks in pairs, forming halves of the bottom and sides. We connect using a false plank, brass nails and epoxy resin. The slats should be on the inside of the hull. We carry out the connection with all responsibility - forever.

5. Further work will resemble the work of a surgeon. We sew all the seams with wire in increments of 300-350 mm. To do this, in the place of each stitch, we drill two holes at a distance of 20 - 30 mm from the edge of the sheet. We insert a wire clamp and twist the ends until the plywood sheets are joined at the seam. With spacers between the sides we give the desired shape to the hull of the boat. A narrow hull will reduce the carrying capacity of the boat. Too wide a hull will reduce the stability of the boat on the course. It is recommended to make the body width as in the drawing.

6. Manufacturing of frames. In place with a step of 300 mm from the middle of the boat in each direction, two frames must be made. There will be nine frames in total. You will also need four sheet connecting elements at the bow and 2-3 elements at the stern of the boat (these elements form the stern and stem of the boat). To obtain even cuts when preparing frames, it is better to use a circular saw.

7. Frames are installed on the bottom using self-tapping screws. Do not glue the frames!

8. We turn the hull over and using a manual milling machine with a 6-12 mm cutter we pass along the seam of the connection of the halves of the hull from bow to stern. Milling depth to the bottom edge of the plywood. It is clear that the result will be an ideal gap with even and parallel cuts for high-quality gluing of the body halves. See photo.

9. Consistently taking out the frames, we tighten the halves of the hull and install the frames on the tightened sheets, using the same holes for self-tapping screws in plywood for fastening. As a result, the seam will be very tight.

When making a plywood boat, you will face two main problems. First, you need to correctly measure and manufacture the parts. Secondly, it is important to correctly assemble the frame of the boat. Further in the article, I will describe in detail how to calculate the dimensions for all the components, and in the course of building the frame I will focus on especially important points.

Dimensions and drawings

The first thing to do is determine the size of the boat. We will make a boat 3000 mm long, 1400 wide and 500 mm high.
Decide on the length of the base of the frame. To do this, we need to know the length of the boat, two angles a and b, the height of the boat.

We know the length and height - 3000mm and 500mm. Angle a - 100, angle b - 120.

Knowing these values, we calculate the length of the frame base.

L=3000-(h*tg(a-90)+h*tg(b-90))=2623, where h is the height of the boat

Now find the length of the bow and transom. Since they are tilted, their length will be greater than the height of the boat.

Transom L= √(〖(h*tg(a-90))〗^2+h^2)=508

Nose L= √(〖(h*tg(b-90))〗^2+h^2)=577

You need to decide on the width of the bottom. Take half the width of the boat - 700 mm. The bottom width will be 10% smaller, i.e. 630 mm. The maximum width of the boat reaches 1/3 of the transom.

In our case, the maximum width will be at a distance of 1000 mm from the end of the boat. Thus, we transform the beam, so that the maximum bend would be at the point 1/3 * the length of the boat from the transom.

The length of the plywood for the side will be equal to the length of the transformed beams (upper and lower, respectively). The width will be equal to the length of the bow on one side and the length of the transom on the other.

Other sizes depend on the situation.

boat frame

The basis will be a bar 50 * 50 * 2523 mm. We fasten a transom 50 * 50 * 630 mm to it on one side, at an angle of 90 degrees. From the ends of the trance to the nose we fasten the deformed beams (the maximum bulge of the beam is 1000 mm from the transom).

We make 6 equally spaced cuts along the entire base (from the bottom side). Cutout dimensions 50*25 mm. We insert 6 beams 25 * 25 mm along the cuts made. We fasten them to the base and side beams. The lower part of the frame is ready.

We fasten the nose and transom. Between the bow and the transom, we again fasten the deformed beams, but now on the top. The distance between the board beams in height is 500 mm, in width 350 mm. In fact, our sides are located at an angle to the base (angle, approximately 120 degrees at the point of maximum convexity).

We make a frame for the sides

Note. Pay attention to how the beams are screwed: from the edge of the top to the edge of the bottom beam. It is important!
For this we use a bar 25 * 25 mm.

Frame sheathing

We fasten plywood to the beams with self-tapping screws 20 mm long. First we fix the sides. Plywood should fit snugly against the frame.

Then we sheathe the transom and the bottom of the boat

We glue all joints of plywood with waterproof glue. Apply glue to all parts of the boat that you think are vulnerable.

Next, we sew up the bow of the boat and fasten the seats. We sheathe the boat from the inside (optional). You can make a floor and not sheathe the sides, it all depends on how much plywood you have. Don't board the inside of the boat, this will add extra weight.

All the remaining details are also to your taste, the boat is ready and can be put on the water.

DOCOO - Especially for

First of all, hello everyone! This boat has been in my dreams for a long time, - a few years ago I made a model of this boat, but everything was somehow lacking. And then my "Ufimka" burst (it's time already, it's from 1985), so much so that a meter-long hole was formed in the side in the form of the letter "G". Believe me, if I wanted to, I could also repair it, but imagine how much material I had at once: oarlocks, and excellent bottom and side fabric rubber, oars, etc. It remains for small - to purchase sheet plastic. I considered aluminum as an option, but after getting acquainted with the properties of polypropylene (it is also lighter than water), I finally settled on plastic. I’ll make a reservation right away, nothing happened with the sheet - about 1000 shek one sheet, but I need at least two. I picked up 3mm plastic with the main properties: do not crack under bending load and keep the rivet line from destruction (many samples cracked precisely along the line of holes for rivets) at a price of 200 NIS per sheet. My initial conditions were the following: a folding boat, with a maximum folded length of 1.5 m, 2-seater with a load capacity of at least 180 kg, absolute buoyancy, i.e. not sinking even when completely flooded, stern, keeled with a keel transition to a minimum at the stern, stable in waves, easy to use with oars and with a low dead weight, with an option for a small electric motor and with useful devices, such as a chest of drawers for accessories and boxes for bait under the seats, light racks for spinning and of course with a minimum time for installation and dismantling. I have gone through all of these options. Boat weight 18 kg. And now its dimensions: in working order, length 2.5 m, width 0.95 m, height of the sides 0.3 m, total height 0.45 m; in transport condition: length 1.5 m, width 0.3 m, package thickness 0.08 m. The kit also includes 2 seats, aft insert, frame stiffening tubes and oars. Now about how I had to achieve some parameters. Buoyancy - strips of material similar to soldier mattresses are glued along the sides (they do not sink and are moisture resistant), seats and feed are pasted over with the same strips, all frame tubes are plastic with plugs at the ends, which does not allow water to fill them, in extreme cases, if this will not be enough (although this is unlikely) I have marked places on the bow and stern of the boat for attaching 2 floats, similar to those that the rescuers from the famous series have). As a connecting material, I used rubber strips from the bottom, and the aft flexible part from the side of my "Ufimka", planted on glue with subsequent riveting. He carried out all the work in his apartment, in the absence of household members - fortunately, when they arrived, the whole system easily hid behind the sofa.

I indicated the weight of the boat -18kg. Cost: 400 sh - plastic, 100 sh - glue and rivets, 100 sh - pipe and couplings for the stiffening frame, 50 sh - connecting screws with wing nuts and fasteners for onboard plastic. Everything else: rubber and oarlocks from an old boat, plywood for seats and oarlocks - trimmings, edging along the top of the side - trimming pipes for drip irrigation. The rest is hands. And how much it can cost for sale, I don’t know, maybe the fishermen themselves will appreciate it? As for the pressure on the lower seam, I distributed the main pressure (in a sitting position) into 3 seams, there is an option for connecting with a tube and side seams for oblique supports in the same way as the keel part. As for the flooring, a wooden lattice 50x60cm between the seats with two transverse ribs along the outline of the bottom is enough. I also want to pull the umbrella fabric over the top with Velcro from the bow of the boat to the first seat in case of rain, to keep things dry. At first I wanted to make a 3-meter one, but I had to buy another sheet of plastic with a large residue after cutting. So I went to the minimum.

PS. The cost of materials is indicated in NIS.

Production time, so, leisurely, - about a week. It took a lot of time to find the right plastic. After all, I am retired, so when my household members left, I took everything out from behind the back of the sofa and did it. I already wrote that I had rubber, oarlocks and oars from a broken boat, and the rest is a matter of technology. But first I made a 25 cm model of thin plastic. And with this boat it was easier for me also because it is my second homemade boat. The first was a frame made of plastic pipes and a thin tarpaulin. She was in a disassembled state no longer than a meter. In short, a bag with tubes and a cover. Here's what I want to do as well. That one was even lighter, and with the current choice of material, there should be shine in general.
As for the pattern, everything is simple there. The width of the canvas is 30 cm, the short part is 1 meter long, the bow is 1.5 meters. Step back from the nasal edge 1 meter and reduce with two arcs to the middle. The photo is clearly visible. But, I advise all the same to start with a small model. There, instead of rubber, you can use adhesive tape (adhesive tape). On the model, you can provide for all possible options, and it is much easier to correct errors. To be honest, I did not betray the name of the plastic. At first I was looking for polypropylene, since it is not brittle and lighter than water, but it has an exorbitant (for me) price. Then he began to select according to the principle: crushed, felt, broke. The main condition is not to burst at full bend (this means that the body will not burst upon impact), not to crack along the holes for the rivets. And I kept the buoyancy in the flooded state due to additional side pads from the soldier's rug. Glue is ordinary rubber, but the main condition for gluing: cleaning, cleaning and degreasing the surfaces to be glued, and obligatory curing for min. 15 minutes after applying the adhesive, before bonding. And I also consider it very important to glue the edges of the rubber strips along the entire length of the boat with thin strips of rubberized fabric, like in factory boats.
About changes. I have already changed: the boat is designed for 2 people, but with one person the center of gravity goes to the "bow" of the boat and it goes down, and the stern rises, the wave overflows, so the seat for the rower moved closer to the center of gravity, which is easy to determine from the layout -models. As for the board height, I proceeded from the maximum cutting of a standard sheet. but, for the future, I think that a side width of 40 cm, instead of 33 cm, will still be preferable, and stability will increase by increasing the overall width of the boat.

The boat is double in terms of the number of seats and carrying capacity.
You don’t need to beat anyone with oars, when there are two in the boat, then the seat is inserted closer to the “bow” of the boat, and when there is one, then 30 cm to the stern. As for convenience, it is naturally more convenient for one, but, if desired, the boat will withstand the second. Good luck!

Foldable boat under mercury 3.3

Homemade folding boat

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Specialized stores offer a fairly large number of boats designed for fishing or tourism. On sale you can find products of various shapes and sizes, but the drawings of plywood motor boats that are in the public domain allow you to make such a vessel with your own hands literally from scratch.

So why don't you try your hand and build a boat with your own hands from plywood, you will find drawings and all recommendations for construction in this article.

If you're still unsure about the use of plywood for boat building, check out its main benefits.

Advantages of plywood sheets:

1. A boat made of plywood, the drawings and patterns of which are made correctly, will have a very light, but at the same time quite strong construction, because glued veneer has much less weight than solid wood.
2. The design will have excellent stability, since plywood sheets have clear geometric proportions, which allow for impeccable installation quality.
3. Small costs when purchasing the necessary materials, namely: plywood boards, specialized adhesive composition, boards, compositions for performing a primer.

Note! Any person with at least basic carpentry skills will need no more than one or one and a half days to make a boat out of plywood with their own hands, a drawing with patterns can be purchased at a store or compiled independently using our recommendations.

Selection of tools and materials

The modern market provides customers with a huge selection of specialized varnish and adhesive compositions, all kinds of impregnations designed to work with plywood products. To make a boat from this material, you do not need to look for special tools and fixtures.

The list of required includes:

1. Plywood boards. For the construction, birch plywood is suitable, the thickness of which is 0.5 cm, for the manufacture of the keel and frames you will need thick plates of about 1.2-1.5 cm.
2. Wood used to install inboard struts and work with sides as well as boat seats. It is best if you buy edged boards made from light woods such as pine or spruce. However, each of these materials has its own characteristics. For example, spruce has a higher water resistance index than pine, and at the same time its wood looks whiter, so it is most often used for cladding. But spruce boards have their drawbacks, they can crack as a result of driving nails.
3. Material for seam fastening individual parts of the skin. As such a material, flexible thin wire, plastic clamps, thick nylon fishing line, etc. are used.
4. Adhesive composition used for sealing seams. Experts recommend using formulations based on polymer resins.
5. Specialized impregnating and varnish compositions for wood protection.
6. Fiberglass used as a protective material for seams.
7. Dye on a waterproof basis.

Note! To make a boat with your own hands, purchase only high-quality materials. Plywood should not have any damage or defects on its surface that may affect the reliability of your product. The cost of purchasing quality material is much higher, but safety is much more important.

Tools:

• a saw designed to work with wooden surfaces;
• electric jigsaw and a set of blades for it;
• Sander;
• a hammer;
• fixing clamps for fixing plywood during installation;
• varnishing and coloring compositions, as well as brushes for their application.

Initial stage of work: drawing up drawings

If you have not yet decided how to make a plywood boat, the drawings play an important role in this matter, so you need to start the manufacturing process of your product from them.

The first thing that your drawing of a plywood boat should take into account is the features of the future vessel. Do not forget to indicate for yourself for what purposes your vessel will be used. For example, do you want to make a boat with a flat bottom for fishing, or are you planning a motor boat for tourism.

Note! In this article you can find ready-made drawings of boats for self-building from plywood with different design features. You can use these options so as not to make mistakes in your calculations.

If you did not find the option you need among the presented samples, then you can try to design the vessel according to your own scheme. So that as a result of your labors you do not get a decorative version of the vessel, which is simply impossible to fully operate, place the main emphasis in your calculations on the carrying capacity.

The study of existing projects that have been successfully implemented will help you navigate at the first stage.

You can use the drawings and videos presented here to make plywood boats with your own hands. This video review examines the manufacturing technology of the simplest design, which even a beginner can handle.

After you have selected the appropriate version of the boat, you need to transfer the contours of its main details to paper. To make it more convenient for you to work with plywood after that, you can make a paper template.

All the most important parameters of the boat should be applied to the drawing:

• product size;
• width;
• construction height;
• the shape of the main parts.

The scheme for the execution of the boat hull at first glance may seem complicated, but if you follow all the recommendations, the result will not be long in coming.

Execution technology:

• Using a saw or jigsaw, complete all the details of the structure according to the drawing you have drawn up. The allowable error in dimensions is 1 mm, otherwise you will end up with a mismatch in the details during assembly.
• Details of the tailgate and frames are glued together to provide the structure with the required level of strength and thickness. Despite the fact that these elements will have a lot of weight after gluing, this fact will not affect the quality of the construction you perform.

• To make the connections that hold the transoms and frames very strong, you can use fastening elements, such as self-tapping screws. It is very important to calculate their length at the same time: the fastener must fully connect the parts, but at the same time not pass through them. The surface of the screws must be galvanized or tinned. The parameters of the screws required in the work are 3x25 mm and 2x18 mm, for the seats, stern and sides, self-tapping screws 5x60 mm and 4x60 mm are used.
• To facilitate your work, make goats from 5x5 cm bars. During the installation process, the transom will be more convenient to place on them.
• The sides and bottom of the structure are attached to the transom so that they meet each other at the bow.

• If you are using not very thick plywood, then all sheathing parts can be fixed with suture material or adhesive. In the event that you use glue, the edge part of the parts, where the joint area will be located, must be cut at an angle.
• Make sure that all the details of the boat converge with each other in size. If you need to reduce the gap, you will have to re-disassemble the structure and cut the ribs in some places.
• In those designs where the presence of a motor is provided, the transom is necessarily glued with fiberglass and strengthened by fixing boards made of hardwood.

At the end of the rough assembly, all parts are glued and fixed. When the adhesive composition is completely dry, the surface of the boat should be degreased, impregnated with a composition intended for processing boats, putty on unevenness, apply hot drying oil and cover with a coloring composition.

It's no secret that most of the male population loves to go fishing. Fishing on a boat brings special pleasure, and therefore many people dream of acquiring this object, and some make it with their own hands.

Boat materials

The Internet is teeming with a variety of creative ideas that can be easily implemented. By entering any query into a search engine, a person quickly receives the answer he is interested in.

And having decided to build a facility for floating on the water, you can easily find a lot of ideas that, if desired, can be brought to life. So, what can a boat be made of? It can be made from:

1. tree.
2. Plywood.
3. bottles.
4. aluminum.
5. Rubber.

Each listed material is difficult to use, because the density is different, and therefore the quality is also different. But it is worth remembering that each material has its pros and cons. Therefore, the choice of material directly depends on the period of further operation of the product:

• For example, the most durable material is wood. It is more suitable for long-term swimming on the water and can serve for seven years. It is worth remembering that you need to take a durable tree. It is best to use oak. So there is a high probability of quality production.
• Plywood is no longer as reliable as wood. This will be determined in its subtlety. But, if you do not go fishing very often, you want to save on manufacturing, then plywood is an excellent choice.
• As for bottles, many people ask a completely logical question: how to make a boat out of bottles? Many people think that this is not realistic at all. But despite all the doubts, the result will be amazing. She will be easy. But in the case of manufacturing, it is necessary to try as much as possible so that the result of your work does not fall apart during the ascent to the water.
• Aluminum is also a great material. It is reliable and can last for a long time. But the production of such material will take a lot of time and effort. Therefore, many prefer a wooden base.

The latter material is very common. After all, all purchased swimming equipment is made from rubber. It holds well on the water and is able to withstand a lot of weight.

But in the production you need to be careful, because one puncture will ruin it. Time, effort, money will be wasted. The process requires full concentration, maximum attention.

wooden base

For many centuries, people have used wood as a means of transportation on the water surface. At first, these were simple structures in the form of small platforms, later a boat appeared, the manufacture of which took a long time.

After all, it must be of high quality for the safe transportation of goods. Now in our time, if desired, anyone can reproduce the remedy at home.

A simple step by step plan will teach you how to make a wooden boat. It is necessary to prepare in advance long, wide boards that will serve as the sides of the boat. They must be dry, even, without cracks.

After preparing the base material, it must be processed for convenient bonding. The edges of the boards must be cut evenly so that when assembled, the boards touch each other tightly. Next, we begin to make a vehicle. You need to start with the bow. We cut out an additional board, which in the middle will hold the sides.

After finishing work on the sides, you need to build seats. The process is very simple, so it will not take much time. Wooden boards must be nailed to the sides. After that, you should install the bottom. It may be iron.

We cut out the desired shape from a sheet of iron, thanks to densely hammered nails we fasten it to a wooden base. The boat is almost ready. It remains to attach the iron chain, which will serve as the basis for the anchor.

Making boats from plywood

The construction plan for how to make a plywood boat will be slightly different from the previous one. How to make a boat with your own hands, drawings and descriptions will become a reliable assistant during the process, full information on the drawings can be found on the Internet.

Take a large sheet of plywood, draw the outlines of the product on it, relying only on the drawings. Then cut out. The layout of the tool is ready, it remains only to fix everything correctly. Work in the same way must begin with the sides.

If you want to attach the motor, the tailgate must be strengthened. After a good fastening of the bolts, attach the bottom. You need to use glue, resin. You should not regret applying the funds listed, but you should not overdo it either. After applying them, you need to wait until completely dry. Here is the boat almost ready, you just need to paint it at your discretion.

rubber boat

The answer to the question: how to make a boat with your own hands, drawings will be the first answer. Thanks to them, the product will turn out to be the correct shape. Therefore, the first step is to draw drawings, having calculated the smallest details.

After that, we cut out a boat of the indicated dimensions from a sheet of plywood. In addition, we need boards for securely fastening the bottom, a tarpaulin for covering. These materials must be interconnected using the same glue, resin. Be sure to give time to cover the glue, otherwise the design will turn out to be flimsy. And your efforts will be wasted.

After that, cover the product with a tarpaulin, firmly attaching it to the boards. Remember, the design must be wide. This way you get a homemade boat. It will not be very similar to the rubber that is sold, but it will provide you with softness and comfort.

For a better understanding of the manufacturing process, you can see how to make a PVC boat with your own hands. There, an example will explain the principle of operation. After all, reading and seeing an example, repeating actions, are completely different things.

air boat

Seeing photos on the Internet about how a boat is made from bottles, many are surprised, asking a natural question: how to make a homemade boat from plastic bottles or how long can it be used?

The manufacturing principle is so simple that even a ten-year-old child can design it. For production, you will need a lot of plastic bottles. They must be in perfect condition, without cracks, holes, so as not to let water through.

The quantity depends on the desired dimensions of the vessel. Also, the bottles must have lids so that water does not go inside, does not make them heavier. The plastic material must be laid out in the shape of a vessel, carefully secured together with glue.

Here is the swimsuit ready. It is very cheap to produce, but not of very high quality. There is a high probability that, having caught on a branch, you can break through the bottle, thus damaging the structure.

aluminum vessel

Having learned the principle of production of previous boats, it is not difficult to guess how to make an aluminum boat. The difference lies only in the material from which the ship will be made. In terms of strength, it can safely be put in second place after the tree.

And with quality work, it can last a lifetime.
When doing, remember that it is necessary to attach materials with high quality, firmly. Because life depends on the quality of work.

DIY anchor

The anchor is the main element of the floating facility. After all, it helps to stay in one place for a long time, not allowing the current to carry the ship away. In order to attach the anchor, it is necessary to drill a hole in the back of the boat, stretching an iron chain, which will become the basis for the anchor.

Next, you need to attach the load itself. It should be a large piece of iron that can stop the boat. It will need to be attached to the chain by welding. Ten minutes - the anchor is ready. This is the easiest way to make an anchor for a boat with your own hands.

Conclusion

A few simple ways will help you learn how to make a boat with your own hands from various materials. Even if the attempt is not successful, the experience of making a ship on your own will definitely be remembered.

But if, nevertheless, the boat turns out to be good, then it will certainly come in handy both for walking with the family along the river and for fishing. Therefore, do not miss the opportunity to try to make a boat with your own hands.

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