Nice job. It was refreshing to see a proper build. A young woman named Barbie builds Birbie is building one and her skills are cringe worthy. Her latest build video shows the hull upside down and she's getting ready to apply epoxy. She goes underneath with a roll of painter's tape to cover a gaping gap where two surfaces don't meet so she can fill the gap with epoxy. Warning: If you watch the video, it could induce nightmares for a real builder.lol
great story about the steering - a very easy mistake to make. the guy that i work for picked up his boat from a professional yard and , after he launched it, discovered that they had done made the same mistake! nice job - my wife is particularly impressed.. wait a minute, isn't that how you got started with this project? :) jt
Nice job! Where did you find parts? I’m missing several (left and right aft chrome corners, windshield, and a few others) What is the little chrome knob to the right of the helm for? Mine isn’t connected to anything.
Hı u do v good job l want u help me to follow ur way to bilud same biat what l want only the general arrangment plan with Clear dimantion if it is posible
Here recently my aging mother had put together some items she’s held onto over the years and inside the crate was the original paperwork to when her and my father had purchased ours when I was a kid. I had great memories camping on it but never could remember the name of it and only bits and pieces of exactly what it had looked like. Your video really was a trip down memory lane that I truly enjoyed so much so after watching it and now knowing what to look for I’m going to start to look for my own new little project boat. Yukon Deltas slogan was “ The Travel Trailer That’s a Boat” you have definitely went beyond that to a one of a kind Vessel. Thank you for the memories.
Hello, watched your videos for the Dianne’s Rose, excellent job on that boat!!! Very nice indeed! I’m also building one. I saw you made yours 20’, did you have any problems with the extra length? I’m going to build mine 21’. I want an extra 12” in the bathroom, bow, stern and sleeping benches. Before I go to nuts on the build, I thought I would ask you first if you ran into any problems or not? Thanks for your time, I love the work you guys do!
Your boat looks great! I also have a '77 YD here in 'Bama. How many knots per hour will the 60HP Johnson push it? I'm probably going to replace the original Volvo Penta AQ 130 D with an outboard and am trying to determine the best size.
This reminded me of my father building boats in Illinois when I was young. A flood of memories and every kind of boat imaginable we had. I still love boats living in Florida since 2000. All my sailboats are gone so time to start a classic 14' V hull w/outboard gotta have a windshield of old school looks that's how I found you. Thanks you for sharing this video❤❤❤
I watched your RU-vid videos a few times and I'm curious about the hull depth as my wife is concerned about being able to get down the steps and that sort of thing? Is there plans available and what is the current price?
After watching all of your posts, I wondered why you don’t glass the interior of the bottom hull. I know fresh water is the enemy and causes rot. You DID paint one as I remember. Is that enough?
You don't need to fiberglass the interior, the fiberglass on the exterior is just for scuffs and scratches. A few coats of epoxy resin followed by paint is sufficient to keep water out and probably better since they'll be no potential voids you get with fiberglass over hard angles.
Nice video. I actually have the same boat. I bought it a couple of years ago. It didn't have the windshield when I bought it and no motor. It did have the original wood benches but I removed them. It was pretty thrashed when I obtained ownership. I cleaned it up and customize it a bunch. I made a deck boat out of it. The front including all the steering and just about all the metal that covers the front is gone. i cut it out with a jig saw. I built a deck and put a floor in it. carpeted everything and building storage lockers here shortly. Thanks for the video
