Here’s a picture of the boat I built this spring and early summer. She’s 10 foot by 3 foot by 15 inches. The flat bottom is 7 foot by 3 foot. The bow and stern are the same. She’s a stable craft, I can stand and move about, just not to quickly. 
The oar lock sockets are to low, I’m going to raise them and move them to the outside so the oars don’t hit the rub rails. The color isn’t my first choice, but it’s what I had on hand. Haven’t picked a name yet, we’ll have to get to know each other first 
- Very cool. Well done!
Thank you for sharing your boat with us!
Don’t get to see too many finished-my-boat postings, Roger’s works are the ones that come to mind immediately.
is it plans-built or 'freehand"?
nighthawk…thanks, this is the first boat I’ve built that didn’t leak on the first float.
rrhyne56…She is a lumberyard, cut and fit, freehand, glue and nail, redneck special.
splitditch,
Kudos building that in a season. It took me almost a season to restore a 8’ pram (glass/wood). Just curious about the oars- they look a little short, specifically the loom (from the grip to the locks). I followed this formula (based upon beam not LOA surprisingly… 1/2 x beam(at the oarlocks) +2" /7 x 25 (in inches)
http://www.shawandtenney.com/wooden-rowing-oars.htm
Wednesday Caster…your right about the oars, probably should have gone with at least 7 foot and brought more loom inboard. The oars I have are 6 foot with 17 inches inboard, I’ve never liked the cross-over hand position-always getting tangled up. The boat is light weight, with a very shallow draft, easy to row, except against the wind.
Thanks for the kudos, I started this boat in my kitchen in early March. Prefabed as much as I could and when the weather warmed moved out to barn to put it together. It was fun, might do another this next winter.
Do you have a picture of the pram you restored?
Hey Splitditch,
Nice looking craft! Nothing wrong with a bit of Redneck creativity.
Wouldn’t surprise me to hear you were designing the most boat that you
could fit between the fender wells of a Ford Ranger. That decided the
dimensions of my last homebuilt.G Feel free to post your boat in the
paddle section. Might inspire someone else. Warm regards, Jim
Lemme guess. For tools needed. Table saw, brad nailer.
Mark
Nice boat.
The original design is a Naples Sabot (sailing pram). But without a mast it serves me well as a rowing pram. It is from the 70s and required some glassing but only minor woodwork. A well loved sail dingy in our So. Cal. bays.
My daughter was happy to assist in painting our “Saboteur”.
My son ready to set sail.
Last month I fished a central CA lake and had the time of my life landing 30+ SMB and White Bass (the only lake in CA to contain them) in about 2 hours.
Jim…your right on, I’ve got a '87 Ranger.
Marco…don’t have a nailer, hope to get one before the next boat build.
Quinn…nice looking boat, I’ve never done glass work. That’s a good looking crew you have there, they’re lucky to be growing up with boats and fishing.
Splitditch,
Kids and I had a great time bringing her back to life from the heap at a local school donation lot fund raiser. Paid around $60 dollars. The pram was a lost cause but the rigging and sail were in great shape. Glass and paint around added another $40. Blood, sweat and tears $priceless. We are very proud of the outcome. Pricing one of these babies “used” is around a grand and new one is around 5 grand fully rigged. :shock:
Jim,
Can I recommend the paddling section to be called “Paddles and Oars”. There are some gorgeous wooden prams and rowboats out there that have been known to carry a person waving a stick.
Great Photo’s and stories. My three son’s (grade school age) built a MckEnzie wooden drift boat of plywood and like Wend. Cast painted it with what we had. It became the blue boat, why blue, that is what paint was on sale at the marine store. We used the boat up until the boys went off to college or the service ot as one did away on his sailboat. A friend eyed the boat one day and since it sat dormant for almost 8 years it was time for it to be reserected. I don’t miss it but I only miss the adventure with the boys. Keep boat’n with the kids, your building memories that will last a life time.