2 Complete Boat Builds: Row Boat & Canoe

In this video I compiled my 3 videos of the 2 boats I built:
The 15' Ranger canoe completed in November 2018
and The 13' 9" Rice Lake Skiff completed in May 2023
GO BUILD A BOAT!
both plans available here:
www.bearmountainboats.com
thank you
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[@MrMARKKIND]

My brothers and I built a sailboat with our mom in the 70s. It was heavy and dangerous. Fun memories though. She passed away earlier this month. RIP.

[@eb4305]

“I don’t think it’s safe as it already isn’t” is a great line and has probably been said on many a job site

[@brentkelley9560]

My brother got me into boat building. Started with an 8’ dingy, and now we are on the back stretch of building a 14’ nesting sailing tender for his sail boat. It truly is a test of tenacity to finish these projects! Great work sir!

[@ShamWerks]

1:26:21 that Hand Tools Rescue cameo just made my day! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@moMo-gi4bs]

1:26:21 Hand tool rescue 😂😅

[@Visible.Friend]

Jimmy, this was a nice way to spend the evening. Thanks for sharing your wonderful world with us! hUgz from Ohio, Lee

[@tobymilo8625]

Absolutely beautiful! I can’t say this enough… I love to watch you make stuff! A wealth of knowledge and talent. The amount of patience you have is second to none.I always look forward to your videos. Thanks for sharing. I have learned so much from you.

[@jimmydiresta]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@goptools]

Beautiful work, Jimmy. The almost 2-hour video went by quite fast. Lots of good tips and techniques. You have a great knack for finding solutions to complex problems!

[@pjamestx]

Jimmy, I've been watching your videos for years and years, and you've always impressed me with your skill and your ability to just get the job done and not get lost in the tiny minutia that can bog down a project. But this is an entirely different level, so impressive, and SO MUCH WORK! This is a lifetime achievement, I hope you're really proud with what you've made here, this is incredibly inspiring!

[@stoneinthefield1]

I love to upcycle too and have learned so much from you throughout the years. Sincerely, thank you.

[@861LJ]

They are both works of art! Love that you used the reclaimed wood from the porch. I think your next challenge should be adding a sail to them! Outriggers, a rudder and tiller. 😁

[@Z-Bart]

In 1985 I helped my dad put a cabin on a 21' Lake Superior fishing skiff. It's now in a museum in my home town. Great memories building that with my dad. Thanks for sharing your builds Jimmy D.

[@user-jr7db2gy9g]

Джимми! Очень круто! Много лет смотрю твои видео и не перестаю восхищаться и удивляться твоим талантам, причем, во всех сферах жизни! За что бы ты не брался, все у тебя получается ладно и здорово - просто мастер «золотые руки». Удачи тебе и дальше, здоровья и благополучия тебе и твоим близким!🤝

[@Country-Marshal]

Wow! You're an expert craftsman. This was a very impressive video. That's why I subscribed years ago. You never cease to amaze me. Thank you sir. See ya in the next one. I'm rootin fer ya!

[@johnestes1467]

Nice little Sunday night watching a 2 hour compilation of builds I’ve already watched several times. Now my daughter wants me to build a boat 😂

[@sapelesteve]

I remember watching those boat builds. Great work Jimmy! 👍👍🛶🛶

[@mission772]

Awesome stuff Jimmy, Thanks!

[@RicardoJunqueira]

I just watched this whole thing again. Always a pleasure watching you do your thing Jimmy.

[@robinpecat1478]

I really love these video and would be delighted to see another one, maybe again together with Nick Offerman

[@ScruffieWilliamsburg]

Such a talented artist and craftsman. I'm still blown away by what you were able to create in that cramped basement in the city. Now that you have your dream shop, the possibilities are endless. Well done, Sir.

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you! ☺️

[@pjdambra]

Two Gorgeous works of Art. Jimmy is the Best.

[@ninomaiorano6697]

Great build Jimmy. I think you agree with me that the scarf joints on those long strips could’ve been made longer so there’s more face-to-face area for the glue to grab better

[@OriginalRaveParty]

Absolutely incredible build ⭐

[@hoosierkent1640]

WOW! Phenomenal Builds, Phenomenal Series!!! You're so Very Talented Jimmy, you've Mastered Art & Functionality! Such Beautiful Work, Thank you for Sharing!!! 👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@robertobertoglio4174]

Hi from Italy....Great job Jimmy👍..... go ahead like this!

[@michaeljames9671]

Very cool. The part on the deck you call a wind screen is actually to deflect any water that may come over the bow off to the sides. Boats for white water have tall ones... sometimes curved, sometimes V shaped.

[@williamstevens7934]

Gorgeous!

[@SuperKingslaw]

Beautiful work!

[@pabloantelo7593]

Desde argentina..sos un genio..aprendo mucho de vos.. abrazo grande

[@miniclip65]

I'm always impress when you do a nice project. Good job Jimmy👍👍👍

[@BILLYOMALLEY]

Jimmy, you are the best! Great video, brother!

[@timk854]

Thanks Jimmy for this Sunday Video. I will be starting my Bobs Special 16’ this coming fall…

[@professionaloverthinker-x]

beautiful work.

[@marlobreding7402]

Fairing the hull is tedious, but oh, so worth the trouble. Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@DavidDavis-fishing]

Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!

[@TotalBoat]

Absolutely STUNNING builds! 👏👏🛶🛶

[@jamescole1786]

4/29/24..ahh yes Jimmy..A+ ..just watched yur long video of B o t h boat builds 👍! Saw t Canoe build a while ago, loved it, now this 17 ft. skiff mage from your old > salvaged/saved < front porch DougFir. Great shape & tons & tons of hours invested in this skiff project. Always great lighting, splice editing, close-up of tools, big band saw, table saw, sanders... & chemicals/epoxies/finishes. Also could see gradual transformation of interior of yur big wood working shop from Canoe to Skiff video via background items. So much enjoyed this selected FF & Voice over production method..think it fits the YT audience like me..78 yrs, retired (background: USAF Radar ATC, oil field downhole tools & now active handy man). Kinda anxious to see status of your Cemetery house Re-structure/Remodel. That is a major project...I think easier than this Skiff build !🎉 Stay safe & carry on !👍✅️🍺😊

[@Gibsongoson]

Watch all your videos glad I found you cheers! 🍻

[@shaukeki]

Oh my God, I needed this. A 2 hour video. Life sucks lately, and any distraction is cherished. Side note: when my wife worked in CT in 2022, I'd drive there from syracuse and always took the long way. I drove past the go kart property. I really wish I'd had a chance to stop and meet you, sir

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@ruairiallen3354]

love it.

[@mikerobinson6606]

Awesome builds! Great work as usual.

[@genewileyopa]

Wow, nice boats. Great talent.

[@onionhead5780]

I have that exact same rasp. It’s friggin great. Rough shaped a tomahawk handle with it. Chewed through wood like it was grating cheese.

[@floridaflywheelersantiquee7578]

Thanks for sharing

[@jimmydiresta]

Thank you!

[@Murzington]

I would have recommended doing shiplap jointing, but since it's a boat and you had directions and even finished it instead of giving it up to a fire, I guess you're good to go. 😂Beautiful work. 👍

[@marcmmclellan]

Xyla calls it botal toat! I can’t wait to see the motor on it! Always well done!

[@graficafoto7917]

Super very nice boat and delicate production as usual máster 😊

[@nadjichoromo7217]

good job jimmy .

[@franksmodels29]

Great vid 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mikesmidlifemisadventures]

Great video. Thanks Jimmy. Can you make a video of restoring the motor? That would be a fun one to watch.

[@AaronKleyla]

Love the long form content!

[@tom314]

There's no red port left, i.e. red lights and port are on the left. :) Beautiful boats :) I have absolutely no interest in making one and I don't really like small boats but I thoroughly enjoyed watching this :) I like your speed of presentation and your trust of the viewers to understand what you're doing. The narration is instructive and also funny with the winging it :)

[@philliparudolph9595]

the gleam on the hull is amazing

[@joshrandal6982]

Bootiful!!!

[@CanaldaCarpintaria]

Incrível Jimmy , sou do sul do Brasil sou inscrito em seu canal a bastante tempo, deixo sempre um like em seus videos é o mínimo que posso fazer por compartilhar tanto conhecimento. You are the real "GODFATHER" thanks man !! 💪

[@maks585]

you are the best ! from tunisia

[@shakuhachi_cover_007]

Very nice work ! Bravo!! 👏 🧙‍♂🧚🧚‍♂🧚‍♀🎶

[@MrRadtech22]

Man you're so good, I bet you could make an army tank float

[@billanderson8191]

Hello to Hand Tool Rescue!

[@WonkyStud]

good to see that you think about waste when making templates, that bourbon moth dude would spend like 3 sheets of birch to get that right and scrapping it afterwards

[@PaleRider559]

Big win for you and the wood... they got a second life :D

[@graficafoto7917]

Hi guys, I didnt get the name of the european diresta, jimi swis ? Thats what I heard, good podcast, i'm at the middle of your 400 ++ episodes. Nice to hear you when i'm on my shop, greetings from Chile. 🤟

[@PublicMixHardworking1]

Amazing very nice a wooden boat building ❤ Best contact 🌹 my favorite channel ❤ love you form Pakistan 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@jakeds84]

Man you're cool!

[@pyro323]

Yarr shiver me timbers! Ye be a great boat builder! 🏴‍☠️

[@robs993]

How did I miss the @HandToolRescue cameo the first time? Hilarious

[@seansullivan3795]

Damn Jimmy that thing is beautiful! I feel stupid. I Didn't realize that fiberglass is translucent always thought that raw wood boats were just coatings

[@bfrerck]

Jimmy, you need to build a bamboo Fly Rod to go with that beautiful boat.

[@digitaIgorilla]

Oh Carolina 😁

[@colinnicol9447]

In the UK we call it a surf foam.

[@c.a.g.1977]

Both the row boat and canoe look awesome Jimmy! Does anyone here know: how the heck did the old timers build these, before TiteBond and TotalBoat?

[@Shawnbbeckner]

Curious how this one will perform I always try a asmr version and a voiceover version sometimes one don’t perform it’s like a second pull. Nice compilation to make to.

[@jeffreysmith5018]

Cool, cool, cool! 🥓🥓🥓

[@ericpedersen2760]

Well...there goes my night 😂❤

[@lantoniopc5639]

Hello Mr. Jimmy. My name is Luiz Antonio, I live in the extreme south of Brazil. I've been subscribed to your KZbin channel for a long time, I really like your work. Here in Brazil we have difficulty obtaining projects of this type of Canoe. Can you offer these projects with plans so I can build a similar canoe?

[@wbraine]

I keep thinking I'm having a stroke each time I suddenly see HTR appear in your videos.

[@slipperysam1337]

Jimmy, I know it's more work, but your narratored videos are better

[@Gibbtall]

I feel like you need some sort of merch that says "Nothing/everything is (un)safe if that's how you do it." Or some form of that sentiment.

[@deletesoon70]

1:26:20 Hand Tool Rescue, spotted 😆

[@mvmc1607]

enable subtitles. The world sees your videos! success....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀

[@dansw0rkshop]

1:13:37 Eish... that beautiful boat, and then it gets paddled around in that green scum. Come to Michigan and find some clean clear water!

[@patriceborrello5024]

Magnifiche sei grande !! 1:48:55

[@brunopmcosta]

Hey man, I love your videos. Can you make a supercut of this? Sorry to complain, its just a kinda long video

[@lkdenve]

I want so much to build a canoe, but I don’t have the space or the time. One of these days though.

[@michaelcocroft9700]

I’m trying to find these boots and they aren’t on the Carolina Shoe website. Got a link?

[@GibClark]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RobotPete]

Jimmy’s ALL about the sponsorships now

[@jimmydiresta]

I have been from the start 13 years ago.

[@Slayerformayor1983]

​@@jimmydirestashame on you for doing what you must to make a living giving assholes free content once a week!

[@joncl1]

AYO! JIMMY! Qk ? Where can I find your old videos from that basement/lower shop right by the street I think it was. Anyways, the cramped n cozy spot... older vids...

[@jimmydiresta]

I’ll in sequence in the feed.. nothing was deleted ever

[@nickbruni8041]

👌🏼✊🏼👍🏼👊🏼

[@user-jr7db2gy9g]

Из России с любовью и уважением!

[@user-oj4xh8cg2l]

Finishing is hard. nothing can be more true...

[@darylthomas4522]

Instead of carolina you should name it DAS BOOT

[@alanmoffat4454]

YOUR A HANDY MAN TOO KNOW JIMMY , NICE JOB ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. 😮😊

[@Taguun]

Wer Bruder du bist ist egal. Du machts super Video und wir allle können dem folgen

[@MrZlodey1983]

Новый логотип :" ДИРЕСТА-ХУЕСТА"💪

[@marpintado]

1:26:21 Hand Tool Rescue www.youtube.com/@HandToolRescue 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aiaardvark]

Typo in the titles at 2:00. "Skiff", not "Sciff".

[@jimmydiresta]

Yep. And so it shall be forever miss spelled❤.

[@Neptune730]

You could name the boat after two of the sponsors. Tite Carolina! Sorry Total Boat. 😉

[@keithparady2594]

It will keel lol

[@hardyanpajero69]

👍😎🍺🍩🛠️🗜️