Will it's been 15 months with out a boat since I sold my last one so here is the start wanted to share the build with you all
5083 marine grade 3/16 bottom and stern and sides rest 6061
so here we go I will be posting picks as I getherrr dooonnneee
I want to start building these on a regular bases so if any body wants a custom plate boat built let me know this is my second one

Weld it right or go home
Building them one at a time

I think you need 10 or 15 more ribs in the bottom.





you sure it ain't gonna be a dumptruck bed?

HA HA I don't play
I wanted this one to hold up to lake erie best north blow
saginaw bays rockiest shore and Reelfoot lake stumpyest hoard
Got my new PD 36 coming tuesday so will see

How do plan to bend the bottom for the rake? When using longitude braces(like yours) I would shape the boat without ribs. Then, I would bend them according to rake and drop in.

I have already figured where my rake will start and ran my stringers to that point after I finnish my stern area and have it welded up I will build a make shift gimbal attach it to the stern place the flag pole in center of boat and run a line to the front attach a bar across the plate front so it will not bend the edge use a com-along to pull the front up to meet the top of the sides or where I see fit and weld it up I have done this on my last build it worked great and did not stress the material at all at the stringer edge

see in pic I have stopped at end stringer ready to pull up the rake then just push over the sides to tie in welder up simple

Definitely a different way of doing it, but hey looks good. That transom looks really short.

One foot hunt deck I will build transom to 16 inches to fit PD motor

got stern done 100% AND RAISED THE RAKE READY FOR MY 4 IN PIPE TO UNDER IT AND WELD HER UP

MORE PICS

Never seen anything quite like dat before.

here are a couple pics of other boats he's built.
Instead of Crayola Sidewalk Chalk, Fred decided to use Lego's to help in the design

I am a member of about 5 forums and there's always some dumb AS$$$ out there who has nothing better to do but start sh@&^T and knock other people seams they are all from TX too crawl back in your armadillo hole LOOOZZZEER
Lets see any thing you have made or created from your own two hands besides running your MOUTH on line
I just jointed this forum took all or three days for the MOuths to come a crawling out of there holes

hmmmm yeah i dont know

josh did he build the boat in your avatar?

Bring it to South La, Looks like it would hold a shit load of oil boom!

good thinkin bb

Damn dude, your skin is almost see-through. Let us know your birthday and I'll see if I can get you a protractor, then you can throw away your framing square.

I probably would have said f#@* it, and just bought a boat..... Just sayin.... Thats what I just did on Friday.

Fred,
I am not an Azz like all these other MOFO's.


Hey MOFO's,
Yall should be ashamed of yourselves.... This man is putting alot of hard work and money into this project, and yall ar downing him.
SO WHAT, he uses Legos to help build a boat. I've already had to use a Sidewalk Drawing.


Fred, BE STRONG. Believe in yourself, and good things will happen...

With Love,
Uncle J

In South LA we call that a barge.

something like dj would drive lol just saying ....

here what I got done today will launch on sunday

Wow. You got alot done

I kinda feel some pity for the cypress knees that thing will hit...if you get a hook, it's cause you got rear ended by a tractor trailer at a light.

that is one serious front "bumper"

Yeah.. Its funny how things are done differently in different places. Though, he will defently have a strong boat..

FRED...
I know this was probaly already asked, but I am too lazy to go back up..
What motor or motors are you putting on it?

A pro drive 36 hp sitting in my drive in a creat

Alright Fred lets get some updated pics. I'm anxious to see.

Is that gun holes on the side that tank?

It did as I expected it to run very happy did not have GPS but ran upper 20 for sure will test speed this week

heres some more

Honestly. It looks better now that it is done. Let us know the exact speedswhen you get then

Why no aluminum floor? looks good though, definitely stout.

2 things. loose that ratchet stap around the lower unit. the transom saver is fine. Peck recomends trimming all the way up, bumping the motor down just a hair. kick it to one side and tie the handle.


and, not tryna be an ass.. but if u spent that much money on a motor, why did u get the manual trim instead of hydraulic?