Very nice mod and I actually think cutting in the middle of the seat was a great idea. It allowed for perfect nesting and gave the seat extra support. 10/10
These people who make comments about not scary...or jetski trips....have never been on a small boat in 30 knots of wind and 6 foot waves....guys who jet ski over do it in two hours. Try being out for a week or more on a small platform as small as a 24 footer...then write about it. it ain't the same thing.
Great looking boat! I don't know if you'll see this comment, but I'm currently planning my own which is very similar to this but scaled down a bit to fit in my car, and with a few adjustments to allow a sail.I am just wondering what you did to waterproof/seal your wood, and how well did it hold up for you? I know epoxy + fiberglass is probably the best way to go, but yours looks like it is just varnished or something, and I am trying to cut as many costs as possible so I am hoping there is a cheaper solution.
A quick suggestion. Lube the track and. The bolt rope to make main go up easily. Have a sail maker take a piece of bolt rope about 12” and sew it to a piece of material with 2 crinkles. One on top and one on the bottom. Spray the bolt rope with McLube or similar product. Hoist the bolt rope with the halyard and tie a retrieving line to the bottom crinkle so you can pull the piece down. Main will go up and down easily.
This looks awesome, how did you work out where the cuts should be to make it nest? I'm currently building the same plan, and have the same issue of transport and storage.
hi friend, nice work !! congratulations !! you think is possobile to provide me the plans for this boat at my em-ail ? thanks in advance, regards ! stay fine, stay safe !
hi - im looking to make a small nesting boat, shorter than this - could i simply build the front 2 sections, with the rear section a transom to fit a small trolling motor? thanks!
I doubt you would end up with the most hydrodynamic design. Might be better to lop off just a foot or two and put in a transom for a trolling motor. You could make it in 2 sections. Don't forget to add flotation somewhere because a lead acid battery could easily sink it if you capsize!
really nice build, next video use a tripod please. Love the idea of a canoe, but don't want to drive down the freeway with a 16 foot giant banana on top... what could go wrong. thanks for the inspiration.
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Question - For the seal between the bulkheads is that some sort of rubber padding glued to one side that seals the bolt holes and sections from water? Great vid on how the nesting canoe works!!
Thanks. Yes. It is 1/8 inch neoprene. I bought about a yard of it from Chesapeake Light Craft - that is the material they use for their nesting boats. I glued it on with contact cement, then cut around the edges with a knife. Like I said in the video, I think it is possible to make washers out of inner tube rubber, or something similar, but the neoprene works well.
lol - Can't believe I missed the ending where you described that! Had to turn off the volume near the end. Thanks for the reply and for writing it out - great way/look to seal the bolt holes, but I see how rubber washers could work as well.
What a great canoe!!!! I'd like to build this canoe. Can you tell me where a can get the building plans please, please!!!! Erlend Josephy (The Netherlands) e.josephy@gmail.com
Erlend Josephy Thanks! Just google "Michael Storer quick canoe" to get plans for the basic canoe (you will have to figure out the nesting part yourself).
Nigel Thanks Nigel. The problem is to figure out the dimensions of the nesting parts. I presume I have to build the canoe first and than to saw the nesting parts. But the builder has found perfect the dimensions of the nesting parts, so I hope he will mail me soon!
Erlend Josephy Erlend, The dimensions I used (in inches) are: middle=69, front=63, back=54. This is about as small as you would want to make the middle section - to leave room for the seats and the bolts. If you wanted, you could make the middle section a bit longer (and adjust the other section lengths) to allow more room between each section. Good luck!
@@nkey123 I love what you did here and want to build a similar nesting canoe as well. Just so I understand this correctly, you build the whole canoe per the plans (with the modifications you mentioned in the video) and the cut it into the nesting pieces and added the bulkheads, correct? How did you keep the cuts square and even when sawing through the build boat? Now that it's been 5 years since the video was posted how do you like the canoe? Is it still holding up and working well?
@@michaeldelvecchio6591 Thanks Michael. I took the canoe out recently - it's holding up very well. I don't have any significant nesting design changes I would recommend (though I find the basic canoe design a bit "tippy" because of its narrow beam. However, this makes for a faster boat). RE your question: After you build the basic canoe, then you glue in the bulkheads. Space the bulkheads with a saw blade when gluing. Finally, you cut, which is easy because the bulkheads serve as a guide for the saw.
