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Oh great, I thought it was a wrong measurement.

Thanks Jim for the info.

Hi, I'm working on the transom currently and I have cut out a test piece already. But I have a few doubts about the angles. I have been measuring the transom pretty exactly to be able to transfer the plan to my CAD program. I found out that the bottom V has an angle of 1.5º upwards, or putting it an...

I once read: "It is the small things you never would think anybody would see or notice that can have the greatest impact." and I think that can not be more true. Even though nobody will ever see this thing as soon as everything is on, I know that it is awesome even on the inside... At my company, we...

Im wondering if it will need adjusting to fit the stem with those rounded corners in the notch. Hi Matt, yes you are right,it probably will have to be adjusted. This rounded inside corner is due to the router bit being ~1/4" in diameter ( it's actually 8mm for us metric guys ) and obviously not bei...

I guess I can call you my brother in arms then...

Happy building.

This doesn’t look like much, but this is the first test cut of my future Squirt.

It's a test piece of plywood cut out on my CNC machine.

So I guess that this is the inaugural piece of the boat.

Thanks to all of your kind replies... and don't be afraid to ask questions. We've all been there. I see. This forum is very nice because all of you are very kind answering all kind of questions. For me sometimes it's difficult, because I'm not a native speaker, so I appreciate all you guys taking yo...

I think I did not explain myself...

I meant if I should glue the strips together on the frame or not.


Oh, and by the way... I intend to respace the frames to obtain a 11' Squirt. Does that make it harder or easier to bend the wood?

Perfect, that sounds good. I highly recommend laminating the chines and sheers in 2 or more layers. It will make bending them into place much easier and less likely to crack them. Ok. I will do that. Could you elaborate a little more on how exactly to do that? Do you mean laminating and glueing befo...

Hello friends, I have another question regarding the woods to use on the frame of the Squirt. I do have the "Boatbuilding with Plywood" book and I have had a look on the table contained therein, about wood species, but neither I am able to source any of the species of that table nor am I able to fin...

Again keep in mind when the plans call for 1" lumber or any other specific thickness, it refers to the listed lumber size rather than the actual thickness. The only exception to this would be plywood, where the listed thickness is the actual thickness. OK. Got that! I wouldn't be worried if the fra...

Thanks a lot for your answers. The first problem is that I'm not a native speaker which is undoubtedly an added difficulty. I am actually reading the two books I've ordered with the plans: Boatbuilders Handbook and Boatbuilding in Plywood. Obviously there are many many technical terms which I have t...

I have recently received my plans and now I'm measuring everything on plans to be able to transfer everything to my CAD program of choice and cut it on my CNC router. To make sure that all measurements are correct, I have to crosscheck everything, and doing that I have found a few differences I'd li...

Thank you, looks awesome!

Hi Brendon,
just a quick question. What wood did you use for those? The outside is Mahogany y guess, but what is the inside clearer wood?