Best laid Plans... To Build a Wooden Boat: Chapter One

"Best laid Plans" Chapter One of our Monthly Exclusive Series. Follow three shipwrights as they build a Haven 12 1/2 at the Los Angeles Maritime Institute in San Pedro California. Stories of past boat builds, philosophy on life and a few tips and tricks blend together in this unique story. This is not a "How To" series, but instead a "Why you should" series. New Chapters will be released monthly over the course of 2022. #woodenboat #sailing #haven12 #boatbuilding #boatrepair #woodenboatbuilding #herreshoff #woodworking

[@matthewmcdermit8744]

Wow, some super knowledgeable craftsmen. Oh, and I would love to be able to work in that space.

[@realmattdean]

I'm glad you're enjoying these. The guys have been a huge help to me!!

[@robertgold2643]

Wonderful film and project 🙏

[@realmattdean]

Thank you!

[@felixcat9318]

The thumbnail image captivated me and I immediately subscribed.

[@realmattdean]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnryan2193]

Brilliant advice on starting boat building. Start small .....

[@realmattdean]

Agreed.

[@osks]

Once again… a great production!

[@realmattdean]

Thank you!!!

[@crustycurmudgeon2182]

Thank you so much for filming and publishing this! I'm presently 66 yo, and I actually bought a couple of different boat plans ~20 years ago (lost one of them-- not sure which one). One was for a small (~12 ft.) row boat/sailing dinghy. Sweet little boat, very pretty, lap-strake style. The other was for an old-style Chris Craft (sort of) speed boat-- Okoume plywood, finished to look like Mahogany. (Very interesting backstory on that one!) It was to be 12-14 ft. length (added frames could expand it to 16 ft.). Both involved building a mold upside down to form the hull. Twenty-odd years on, I've done nothing. Never had anywhere to actually do this. In about 3 months my wife and I will have a house and I will have a shop (I do actually play with wood a lot), and just maybe... Anyway, I found this short, very beautifully produced video extremely inspiring! Again: THANK YOU!

[@realmattdean]

So glad that you enjoyed it! We're thrilled to inspire people to try this for themselves. I knew nothing about this process when I started and find it very fulfilling. Especially getting to learn from skilled shipwrights like this!

[@moonlightsonata1065]

Beautifully presented and put together Matt!

[@realmattdean]

Thank you! So glad you liked it!

[@building-gno-seas]

Love the content guys! It's great to see people doing what they love to do.

[@realmattdean]

So kind of you! We love doing this and I'm getting a chance to learn boar building from some real masters!

[@building-gno-seas]

I love building boats as well, it's definately addicting.

[@realmattdean]

@@building-gno-seas It really is. I've been restoring a 1947 Kettenburg which is almost as satisfying as building one from scratch. Thanks for sharing with us!!

[@tonyalways7174]

Ive just found this series and I subbed straight away. All my life I’ve had a fascination and love of working with wood whether that was felling trees, planting new trees, framing buildings and roofs, trim carpentry and even some furniture making but never once attempted to build any sort of boat so I’m really excited to see where this story leads.

[@realmattdean]

I'm so glad you are enjoying it Tony! We are going to start releasing new episodes again soon. Meanwhile - check out "The Old Man and the Sea" feature documentary on this channel and let me know what you think!

[@rickfazzini22]

Subscribed and thanks for sharing!

[@pauldean1150]

Beautiful scenes, good story, I'm hooked.

[@realmattdean]

Thanks Paul! :)

[@gatesgoza9703]

Awesome Matt!

[@realmattdean]

Thank you!

[@innerverse1809]

Great job

[@realmattdean]

Very kind of you. Thank you!

[@LandonAshworthDirects]

Great job Matty! Super well done

[@realmattdean]

Thank you!

[@TonyaKay]

Love this doc.

[@realmattdean]

Thank you!

[@1Filmbrock]

Super nice work!

[@realmattdean]

Deb! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@kevintravis1807]

❤🙏. Bless you

[@realmattdean]

thank yoU!

[@TRAWLERCAT]

Thank you!

[@realmattdean]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jmarsuperstar74]

Awesome work!!

[@realmattdean]

Thank you my friend!

[@trout4bait549]

This is a bit different take than most of the shipwrights I follow on the Tube, now... count me in.

[@realmattdean]

Thank you! We've seen a lot of "how to" videos on boats and decided we wanted to do something that was more of a love letter to wooden boat builders. I'm glad you'll be along for the ride!!

[@ProspectorsGhost]

I've built one boat in my life. It was one from a book I checked out of a library. It was one of those day-sailer Pocket Yachts made out of plywood called the Skipjack which was patterned after the Chesapeake Bay sailing vessels. The other pocket yachts in the same series are the Weekender, the pocket cruiser, the Vacationer, and the Super Skipjack, However, after I built that boat I discovered that boat-building is very addictive because after youv'e finished building your first boat you are never satisfied with building just one. The boat-building bug will keep biting and eating away at you until you build another, and another, and another. It gives you the idea of how an illegal drug user must feel, ya have just gotta have another fix. Have I built another boat since then? - The answer is NO. - But the urge is always there nagging at me to do so like a nagging wife. The only reason I haven't succumbed to that Boat Building Bug's bites is because I've never had the spare-funding after paying the monthly bills to be able to afford the materials.

[@realmattdean]

You're absolutely right it's all very addicting. It's great getting a chance to share our addictions with other people! I hope you get to work on another boat soon.

[@davindunthorne8635]

Hooked in the first 10 Seconds! There needs to be more of this in the community. :)

[@realmattdean]

Thanks Davin! So Glad you enjoyed it. Next episode will be coming in a couple weeks.

[@Madridme3]

Soff..not..shoff...

[@realmattdean]

Thank you.

[@user-th3ll8rl7i]

The problem is, this guy wanted to build the most difficult, complex build as his first boat. A carvel planked, Herroshoff with numerous molds. He should have started easy, like a Goat Island skiff, and then worked his way up from there.

[@realmattdean]

The only one who doesn’t know anything about building boats is me. Which is why I’m learning from these three. Duncan has already build a Haven 12 1/2, Greg Rice is a professional Shipwright, and Greg Stewart has built several boats previously.

[@lordraven1991]

So wait, the license to build a boat thing, you can't build multiple copies of the same boat from the same plan? Or are you talking about building a Different boat design? Cause, having the buy the same plan over and over again if you want to build the same vessel seems kind of dumb.

[@realmattdean]

Yes - they designers ask that you buy a plan each time you build the boat. It's a way for the designers to make money from their work, and I'm guessing that they don't make a lot from it as it is.

[@matthewmcdermit8744]

That is respecting the designer and the copyright laws. Shouldn't you compensate the artist's work?

[@realmattdean]

@@matthewmcdermit8744 I need some clarity for this... Who would be the artist in this case? The boat designer did the book we are working from and is compensated from us purchasing the plans. If the artist is the one building the boat, then they are building it for themselves - or if selling it get compensated on the sale of the boat. Are one of those things what you are referring to?

[@matthewmcdermit8744]

@@realmattdean, Matt Dean, the comment is directed to lordraven 1991. . . . It is strange how KZbin does not always show the intended audience. In any case, I thought it was obvious.

[@realmattdean]

@@matthewmcdermit8744 no worries...

[@vincethomrenaissanceman1731]

I don't see how this is about boat design 101. There's some math that needs to be done.

[@realmattdean]

It's not meant to be about boat design. There are a bunch of really great videos online where guys go step by step showing you how to build a boat. This is about finding friendship and deeper meaning through something you love to do. It's not a "how to" - it's a "why to".