Ep.11 - Boat Rebuild Update #1

iwonder if you can tighten the windows a bit more by using profile they use for making screen doors

What did the coroplast cost per sheet

could you show how you added the snaps? what tools did you use? also where did you get the plastic online> thanks Mel

Becky you are pretty handy....you know alot of stuff....boat looks great...God bless you and your family

At first I'm like going WTH then I keep watching and watch to the end. Great video you two and what an awesome show of partnership and teamwork to say the least! Truly an inspiration and boost of spirit to see. I have to say though that at the cost of the Coroplast per sheet how much beter a lapped second layer would bolster the boats rigidity vs weight and overall cost w/labor-time added? Also maybe something like "Rhino Liner" to cover the exterior Coroplast areas, walls, roof, ext. Just saying. It all looks good so far and good luck! I hope you enjoy it a long time and thank you for sharing your practicality and common sense!

I really like the simplicity and design elegance in your boat.
I'm thinking of building a micro houseboat to live in here in Ontario.
It's Southern Ontario but still it gets cold and snowy.
Thanks for all of the great ideas.

I meant to say that your corplast idea is unique and looks like it would work very well. I am not sure if the roof design will stand up to wind but you could all ways modify it to a flat roof with a one to two inch slope front to back with a plastic gutter and downspout to catch the water on the lower end and straight downspout with a hole through the deck to the water !
Also, replace your bilge pump with a 800 GPH Attwood Cartridge (Aerator pump) normally used for pumping water from below the boat into a live fish well and then drains out of the boat. (Amazon.com for about $28.00)
This should work far better than a bilge pump which is not designed to do what you are wanting to do and likely not work ! Bilge pumps suck in water from the very bottom up into the pump and are not sealed like a (Aerator Pump).
I have just refurbished a 16 ft. bassboat/Ski boat and have replaced darn near everything on it so I have first hand experience !
Don't forget proper fuses for your circuits and carry extra fuses, a Olin Flare gun, first aid kit and heavy duty aluminum faced survival blankets in case some one goes into hypothermia.
If you want a way to have a reasonable hot shower, Coleman makes 5 gallon bags you can fill with available non-potable water that will heat the water with sunlight and they have mini shower heads attached all ready. Suspend above you and take a shower ! You are not legally suppose to take waste water and discharge it into a lake, stream, river, etc. Get caught and you will pay a heavy fine !
You will need to have some type of gray water holding tank "If" you are putting a shower unit on the boat. / I would suggest pulling up to land and taking my baths on land allowing the waste soap water to soak into the ground ! / The Coleman bags from Walmart I mentioned above, can be preheated in the sun on your deck and used on land !**Hope this helps.

A cook stove on the back of your boat near your fuel tank is a accident waiting to happen !
Cooking should be on the front of the boat far away form anything flammable. Take care.

Love your little boat and some of your idea's are really great also. Ih you want ot get better radio reception. place a mast pole on the back of your boat that runs from the deck to just above the highest point of your roof. mount all your antenna on the top of the mast pole and clamp a quarter inch diameter copper braided wire to the base of each antenna and run the other end of the copper wire down the pole and in to the water about a foot. this will improve your reception and in you need to transmit 100%

o its a good wow. great boat. i got coroplast on the Jesus bus.

wow

Hey,
Wanted to say you are doing a great job on your build. I worry that the coroplast won't hold up with a storm on open water.
Your organization on the build is top notch though.
If your on the water,(river) by spring of 2016, I hope to see you there.
You can visit me on You tube if you like.
River Rat Shanty shack...Launching end of may.

how are you going to get the boat in the water

Just watching this for the third or fourth time. You know I watch all of them multiple times, I guess. Anyway, I see you unsnapping the window from the outside and then rolling it up from the inside. I know you have this all figured out, because I know you but I can't figure out how you are going to snap these down when the rain is pouring and you can't walk around the boat. I don't know if this is puzzling anybody but me, but could you please make a video? (By the way, your video work is as good as your boat work -- maybe better.)

Like, unlike, relike. What a fickle relationship! (I think I got them all re-liked that I accidentally unliked.)

This is pure genius. I want to build a coroplast ultralight travel trailer. Im nervous it will fall apart after a few uses. This video was amazing, thanks for posting! !!

The boat is looking good. How long do you plan for the trip down the TN. river to take.  I've been down  through  fort  loudon lock and on Watts Bar Lake.

How do you plan to mount screens for bug control?

The pontoon looks great..... we love the siding it looks very light weight..and only 12 bucks a sheet....that may be the way we go.How many batteries do you have in your solar bank? What size is your motor and is it enough?....We are just trying to boat slow no skiing or pulling anything.