| Everyday thousands and thousands of people are | | | | especially if they work at the local lumber yard! They |
| building their own boats. It requires minimum minimal | | | | probably just want your cash. Don't listen to anybody |
| DIY skills and it can save you a whole load of money. | | | | that tells you that plywood is not good enough for |
| For DIY boat building, plywood is the norm. Some | | | | your boat. Because it is! |
| people are starting to use more expensive types of | | | | Once you've got all your materials back to your |
| wood, but is it really necessary? | | | | workshop or garage the thing you really need to |
| One of the key factors of building your own boat is | | | | make sure of is that you have some good, detailed, |
| that you can save yourself some money. I don't see | | | | easy to follow plans. |
| the point of using really expensive materials when | | | | If you've never built a boat before, start with |
| standard plywood really is all you need. | | | | something small like a rowing boat. That's what I did. |
| Just because plywood is cheap, don't let that put you | | | | Even though I'm quite experienced at DIY, I didn't |
| off. For DIY boat building, plywood is the most | | | | want to get in over my head because this was the |
| common type of wood used. There is a reason for | | | | first boat I had ever built. |
| that, and it's because it's one of the best types of | | | | To my surprise it was very easy compared to some |
| wood to use for building boats. | | | | of the other things I have built! |
| Don't let anybody tell you anything different, | | | | It was actually the plans I used that made it so easy. |