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I had the same issue with my Squirt. I epoxied and bolted the keel to the stem, and then readjusted the transom angle to get the keel flat on rear of the bottom (only 2 frames). At least on the Squirt, the hump is supposed to be there. If you are sure the notch in the stem and frame 3 are correct, t...

If you are using white oak, the grain should be pretty straight. No need to over think it, just align the grain with the long axis of the parts and cut.

Welcome, Steve. Looks like you are off to a great start. You need to post more photos.

Welcome to boat building. Sorry to hear your troubles, but we've all been there. Hindsight is 20/20, but I think the plans and books should be updated to tell you to laminate sheers and chines with at least 2 layers. That is a pretty thick Chine, kudos for bending one in place with no issues. Make s...

That would be the Squirt plans.

You've sat in it an made motor boat noises, haven't you? Go on, admit it, we've all done it!

Any of the inboards are designed to have the engine weight more forward in the boat. These designs have narrower sterns and will not sit right in the water with more weight in the stern. You need to look at boat designs for an outboard or I/O drive. This is why you won't see any builds of these boat...

Adding more longitudinals will be the easiest. The one deck frame on the Squirt has a central support to the stem, and is plenty strong. You could make this piece a little thicker and taller if you are worried about it. My deck is a little more than 3/8" thick (plywood and mahogany) with the stock s...

The front of.my Squirt is plenty strong and you can stand on it. I have 1/4" plywood and about 3/16" of mahogany. You can always add more stringers or use thicker plywood if you have any concerns.

Congratulations! Looks good.

Borrow a router with a straight bit, you'll be done in no time.

Looking smart!

Awesome crew!

Congratulations! Looks awesome.

I'm running a 1957 Johnson 18hp, which is probably pretty similar to the Evinrude. With one person it planes easily and gets up to 25mph. With two people, you need to lean forward to get on plan and tops out around 21 or 22mph. 25mph is plenty fast when you are inches off the water, and if the water...