Building a 20 ft. trailerable Houseboat - 3

In this video “Building a 20 ft. trailerable Houseboat Part - 3”, we shared how we built the cabin, tested for leaks and completed our boat.
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[@roberttrote9683]

Great job guys old timer knows best

[@silvertree950]

This is wonderful, very old world,great job

[@carlsondennis525]

Very nice-- the true test in my view is when she sits on the water, then you know it's a boat---'WOODY'-- looks wonderful, congratulations. You have just begun the best part of life. Your own hole in the water. I lived on mine 11 years 4 seasons, built it in a corn field----No regrets and have met some of the finest people in the process. Named her the"Becky Thatcher" after Tom Sawyers GF. Some characters along the way thought it had to do with the Queen of England. People are so funny. So I just wanted to compliment you and wish you and your family wonderful memories and thanks for the videos, Den

[@billydaniel900]

Great job 👍

[@joshuabartley5226]

This thing is absolutely beautiful!! You guys did an amazing job!!

[@drewmacmillan6954]

Thanks , great build! The curved roof is the key. It turns boxy into Yachty ! Inspiring. Cheers.

[@johnkinnane547]

G’day and greetings from Tasmania Australia that was a lovely series of videos detailing the build of Woody, you have all done a absolutely beautiful build and finish on her and she’s a credit to you. I really enjoyed the video of the build and the music you dubbed on it you didn’t need to explain you could follow the build easily, there was one thing that I thought you did very well was the conversation of the boat trailer to fit Woody on. Really terrific and a beautiful boat kind regards John Kinnane

[@Misty3133]

Very impressive! Seems like you’re fortunate enough to have an amazing family,that makes this priceless!!

[@paulenglish6806]

Thanks for sharing this adventure, your not only built a bout but also making memories

[@shanebeaudrot777]

I enjoyed the adventure. I feel so proud of you guys for building this boat. The smiles on all 3 video's says it all, that's why you do it. I pray you guys enjoy many adventures on the water, God bless you.

[@georgefuller7470]

Cool

[@tronalpha9137]

congrates. you will not only have more storeys tell, but wonderfull memories of the project. an wonderfull acheivement by you and the family and freinds. Boating is a plesure that will give you lots of joy. From start to finnish. happy boating. Gerard.

[@dalewilson8476]

Absolutely beautiful, what a great build and a family heirloom.

[@glenbaker5311]

Very nice, I use to see small boats like these a lot in the early 60,s on lake Cumberland, dad would make a wood boat for fishing,, Thxs again for the videos and memories,, gb

[@doncollins786]

I hope your family has many years of enjoyment, very nice build!

[@ginamitchell68]

Enjoyed this series...great build....such a memory maker for your family!

[@namesake-mx9nl]

what a joy to watch , beautiful boat , graet interior finishes , looks like it was built for a family to enjoy , very well done

[@josejr.canillas4026]

Nice video, nice building 20 ft trailerable houseboat. I love it. I enjoy watching.

[@allmomomosthomebus3895]

Very nice. Well done folks!

[@JustAskingAndCurios]

Nice job. Great family.

[@wombatone5577]

Very roomy and bright in the cabin. Good work!

[@jaywilkes3416]

Well done guys. Great video and sweet little lake cruiser/overnighter.

[@johnfoster5840]

Great job pops

[@rockobeam2706]

Amazing job on the whole thing but especially the woodgrain look. It's very convincing on video for sure. Great boat. Looks like the perfect boat for its purpose

[@raytalbot5890]

Been watching ‘Emma builds Birdie’ she is building one of these manly alone 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@jvkew]

She is just beautiful!

[@donwhite8632]

That is a master piece

[@richardbartley2584]

A magnificent build

[@jodywade5617]

Awesome job

[@ytSuns26]

I know you had a good time building it. I can’t imagine how much fun you will have with it.

[@Charlotte-rb8kc]

Beautiful!!!!

[@bigbadbaby7640]

That’s really pretty 🤩

[@RobMacKendrick]

Fabulous job! Great fun coming along for the build! Thanks!

[@jonspeak2807]

Beautiful boat, awesome job! Thank you for sharing your projects with us 🙂 I really appreciate it and the joy and inspiration it has provided!

[@nena4215]

Very nice, perfect, great job!! Nena California

[@davidallen9526]

Great job guys! I really like her! I have to tell you that I completely refurbished a 1956 LoneStar. The first small full fiberglass production boat. I made the same mistake with the steering!!!

[@thomastompkinssr7186]

Beautiful build. Very creative solutions for eliminating brightwork maintenance.

[@servicarrider]

I can only imagine, but it must be incredibly gratifying to participate in a family project. Good job. Beautiful family. You are very lucky.

[@RIDGERUNNER3174]

Wonderful job!

[@northcentralindianawx]

Was reassuring to what I've been wanting to build. But design my own plans for a barge style fishing weekend warrior camping boat. I was so worried about draft. Seeing yours would be about my size and weight I know the draft should only be about 8in as calculated and I feel better now as yours didn't hardly draft any either! Start modeling my plans this weekend!!! Gave me a good idea how to do a door. As I wanted the cabin as low as possible. Decks at each end up. Forgot about those style hatch doors! Double 5ft decks at each end. Cabin in middle. Maybe a small deck on top with collapsible railing. Reservoir queen. 😊 nice build!

[@fisheater844]

Great build

[@cesarsouza1911]

Beatifull work in the family

[@heidiswatek1348]

Nice work! Beautiful boat ⛵️

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

Thank you very much!

[@avideo4u]

Sweet, nicely presented.

[@denniscollins2032]

Great job! And your improvements were spot on. I had one idea you might use if not your Tubes, Get an office chair with the pipe coming down and you can use it for a Captains chair, swivel and all. drill a hole and with reinforcements below just stick it in. Pop it out at night time and you have your bunks still.

[@rps6069]

What a beauty!

[@mohsenjahandideh5331]

Good job it’s very beautiful well done

[@RandomButtonPusher]

Thanks for the series. Nice job!

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

Glad you like them!

[@haydude2274]

Very nice video, a pleasure to view.

[@kurtw176]

Well done. Inspirational !

[@richardbaker595]

Beautiful job...love the boat...

[@lukes7027]

Dynamite job!

[@fayzemourie7776]

that was a good and super build

[@davidparker4501]

Great job..she is beautiful!

[@theJonnymac]

awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

Our pleasure!

[@randybarnes8454]

Very impressive.

[@chevy0771]

That sure is a beautiful boat. I love it.

[@genekloszewski5484]

beautiful job,. on woody !, nice job on the cabin, i'm glad the wood color was a lighter shade. best of luck, happy cruising.

[@zackkasey]

Excellent craftsmanship, right down to the stools that can be slid underneath eachother to save space.

[@kathrynruckman1283]

Nice job

[@fpvpastor7988]

Love it!!! Nice job!!!

[@pampalobuno5248]

Me encantó! Saludos y espero lo disfruten muchos años! Abrazo desde La Plata, Argentina!

[@justindrake6161]

Very nice

[@daviddukes6388]

Awsome jurney together ❤❤😊

[@zaradimple3980]

No worries, you will just find yourself back in your back garden. 🤗 That is lovely! Good heavens how did you get space to install a lou! Well Done.

[@rickkentner1713]

I’m impressed. Nicely done young man. I can see some rail in the future, on the bow and stern. I may consider doing this in the future instead of renting.

[@benraaphorst5646]

Wauw what a beautifully made boat, hope you will have lots of great trips on it.🚤🚤🚤 greetings from the Netherlands 🤗🤗🤗

[@jasonthatcher9345]

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

[@andywatson4010]

god bless you both love is hard to come by never let it slip away

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

You are so right... Thank you.

[@chrisballard700]

Beautiful

[@davidhollister7645]

GREAT CRAFTMANSHIP, I MISS THE WAY YOU MADE YOUR CONNECTIONS

[@fayzemourie7776]

lovely house boat ✔✔✔✨✨✨✨👍💖

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

Thank you 🤗

[@6bettyboo9]

Fantastic !!

[@brucebranson2488]

AWESOME

[@vavagonzales2990]

Parabéns família ... show de bola ...Deus abençoe vcs grandemente ...

[@MrZhu555]

Lee you're so amazing always have had such talent. Tim Folland

[@nicolasfauplo775]

Super bravo 👍👏

[@eagleeye6596]

Job well done! I like your video. I wish I can do that. Maybe some day.

[@marcellebaudry5786]

bravo

[@mavictorvoandoporai9321]

Muito bom trabalho! Parabéns a família!

[@larryashmore489]

Well done! Reversed the steering. You’re not the first,believe me. I’m

[@gillyOO7]

Seem like aircraft woods might be a better choice for weight.

[@roydesignedthat]

She turned out beautifully Sandi and Lee! Mind me asking how long the build took? Best/Roy

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

Hello Roy and thank you for this design. We only worked on the boat a few hours each week. I will get a figure for you. It is a great design.

[@roydesignedthat]

@@backyardboatbuilders6417 Thanks so much!

[@red-hat-mike]

@@backyardboatbuilders6417 So it took 4 yrs to build?

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

@@red-hat-mike Not really... We only worked on weekends and days off work. Then there was the usual delays like cold weather and such. I think a person could build this boat in a few months full time, but building it half the fun...

[@leekellettjr441]

Great job and boat. I can do the wood work but not sure about the other.

[@zaneclark3667]

lee the wood work is the hard part, I used to work in a boat repair shop, the fiber glass is easy! the rest is trial & error! ( that's the fun part) LoL

[@leekellettjr441]

@@zaneclark3667 we need to do one together. LOL

[@zaneclark3667]

@@leekellettjr441 lee this would be fun but we would have to make 2, 1 for you & 1 for me!

[@simplelife3466]

ia this a full wood hall? looking to build a tiny house boat . best I have seen yet is the long boats ,the life boats and a boat a man named Simon is currently living in catamaran he bought in Canada.

[@frankboettcher6323]

Very nice, and your video log is most helpful. Where did the extra three feet end up, cabin, foredeck, afterdeck or some combination?

[@davidsnow9453]

It's beutuful, amazing skill and craftsmanship...sure puts my dog house to shame 😪...now I want to pawn my skillsaw and buy a six pack of beer.

[@jimnash526]

Great job on the build! I am wondering what engine you are using and the gallon per hour fuel used at hull speed ?

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

15 hp... Do not know gallons per hour but a 12 gallon tank ran all day.

[@k.o.t.o.n.]

The glassed guy from some photos looks like one of the strongest mans in the orld, at least he is in my country: Kathy Bela :D

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

Thank you!

[@magdakaniewski]

Nice build. Is that Roy's Dianne rose extended version? Roys a good friend of ours. Cheers

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

It is the regular boat plans. We just extended it ourselves.

[@andreygolubenkov5356]

Мне очень понравилось.

[@viktorflaum5842]

Sie haben mir ein Glück geschenkt, das ich nie gehabt. Schöne Grüsse!!! They have given me a luck have never had which I. Nice greetings!!!

[@daisystabs5502]

How much did it cost you? Looking into building something similar

[@LilfoxTheHybridHylian5967]

I plan to get a houseboat.

[@jmrichsonsr]

Awesome boat and video. What was your total build time?

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

We only worked a few hours a week. I will try to get that figure.

[@CarlosAyala-pb9yk]

Adding front fishing chairs

[@edwinfell7177]

What is your cruising speed of this 20 footer with a 15 hp motor? I really like the opening front hatch enable one to get in and out easier

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

I really do not know the speed. It is not a fast boat, but it moves along fairly rapidly. Even with 9 adults aboard. The original design only has a 9.5 engine. Since ours is 4 feet longer we went to 15 HP. Here is the good part though. It has a 12-gal fuel tank. We can spend the day cruising the waterways without refilling the tank. I have one more video that shows the boat moving in the water. I will try to publish that soon.

[@edwinfell7177]

Backyard Boatbuilders Thank you for your quick reply. The boat isn’t about speed but I was wondering if it exceeded 6 miles an hour with a 15 hp motor. Have you found the extra three feet to be worth the effort? I’ve viewed your three videos multiple times as I try to decide whether to build a 17 footer or go to 20 foot. Roy Schreyer’s 2 foot slight chine on the hull intrigues me and I haven’t seen that on any other barges or johnboats. The simplicity of this design and the gypsy wagon look of the housing appeals me.

[@DavesCoolCustomBikes]

Awesome i want the plans where ca i find

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

www.roydesignedthat.com/

[@glenbaker5311]

Would love to know the total amount of wate,thxs

[@isdits]

Can this hull be built without the bulkheads?

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

The plans are built around the bulkheads. It would be hard to do.

[@jmccracken491]

Wow, that is a beauty of a houseboat she have a name yet??????

[@backyardboatbuilders6417]

Since we called her the wooden boat, we named it 'Woody'