Building my Micro Petrel Dinghi

The first time I tried the stich and glue method to build a small boat - in fact the first time I built a boat by myself. This is no "how to" video, just some video footage from the building process. The boat was designed by Sam Devlin and I recommend his boat building videos on youtube.
The boat served as a tender to my sailing boat for some years and meanwhile has a new owner.
Construction plans are available from Sam Devlin only. I bought the plans from him as a personal copy and I will not resell them. This is where you get the plans:
www.devlinkits.com/index.php/...

[@borumfishing]

What a fantastic job. That boat is an absolute beauty 😍👌

[@vonhier]

Thank you very much.

[@jonhohensee3258]

I'M an absolute beauty.

[@clbwpgmb]

That is NOT a boat..... IT'S A WORK OF FREAKING ART!!!!

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

Also, alle Achtung, meinen Respekt hast du! Sich als Bootsbaulaie so ein Projekt aufzuhalsen grenzt nicht nur an Wahnsinn sondern auch an überaus allergrößten Mut! Und wie jedes Hobby kostet so ein Projekt eine schöne Stange Geld, aber wie man an den Ergebnissen sieht, hat es sich gelohnt! 👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading!

[@vonhier]

Danke für das Lob.

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

@@vonhier 👍 Bitteschön, gern geschehen! Ich habe als österreichischer Binnenländer nur mäßich Ahnung von Booten, bei den Pionieren lernte ich vor ca. 40 Jahren das nau- & gegen-wärts Starken und fahren mit Ein- & Zwei-Mann Stechpaddel mit der traditionellen Donauzille. Ich wünsche dir viel Spaß und Freude an deinem Drachen! Grüße aus der Wachau!

[@RobArteaga]

I'm speechless, this is amazing work. GREAT JOB!!!

[@sticky59]

Well put together video and beautiful dinghy, especially love the floor....thanks for the upload.

[@1943L]

Lovely to see the skills used in that build. A nice looking craft at the end of it.

[@vonhier]

Thank you.

[@Pete-eb4ec]

Such a cute and very well built Dingy!

[@JoeNorero]

Ulrich Koch such a beautiful boat!! BRAVO!

[@vonhier]

Thank you.

[@bryanwatt9751]

WOW! Stunning result, well done!

[@vonhier]

Thank you. I still love this little boat.

[@bigalski1963]

Gorgeous little boat

[@jeremysphincter1094]

Man that’s sweet. A work of art

[@gallopingg1]

work of art, beautiful, mick from uk

[@Nordenjung]

Wer bitte gibt für sowas schönes einen Daumen runter??? Neider.... Wirklich sehr schöne Arbeit, Hut ab!

[@vonhier]

Danke schön, für die freundlichen Worte.

[@davehoward6573]

Beautiful finish.

[@andrasvarga4066]

Szuper munka ,Alkotás!..

[@vonhier]

Danke!

[@neillambton3275]

Beautiful looking little boat, i would like one myself.

[@thomasflynn5366]

She's a beauty. I'm jealous.

[@vonhier]

:-)

[@eastoforion]

Beautiful project! I especially love the flooring touch. But those are the thickest knees I've ever seen! xD

[@vonhier]

Thank you. You are absolutely right about those knees. To be honest - the plan was imperial, not metric and so I made a little "misinterpretation". I then decided it was not too bad because the knees serve as a very strong supports when the boat is attached to the davits outboard. It its sometimes very rough when sailing the coastal waters (Atlantic Ocean, Netherlands and German coast).

[@joez9839]

Great job. Thanks for sharing!

[@rgsauger]

That's awesome! Great work!

[@vonhier]

Thank you.

[@dank630]

Well done !

[@robertcarlson2401]

Nice boat, nice job, great shop.

[@ajitkarulkar3719]

Classic Creation !

[@Mr300682]

Сделанно с душой ,спасибо❤️

[@frenezaurso4996]

Отличная работа! Лодка как конфетка :))

[@vonhier]

"Great work! Boat as a sweetie :))" --> Thank you very much! = "спасибо!"

[@waterboy8999]

Beautiful

[@brianfogg5172]

Beautiful work sir.

[@vonhier]

Thank you.

[@JMZiahVideos]

Nice i finished watching. Very cool and informative

[@mariode2773]

Das ist ein Edeldingi.... Hut ab... 👍👍👍👍

[@blunderbuss45]

Great job ... beautiful build

[@vonhier]

Thank you.

[@wombatski100]

Very nice job

[@user-zx5kw9bd1c]

ВЫ молодец! Красивая лодка.

[@m4rt3rz]

he visto mucho, pero esto es lo mejor que he visto.

[@vonhier]

Gracias. Demasiado del honor - zuviel der Ehre.

[@HondaGolwing1977]

Hermoso, hermoso.....congratulaciones...good job..saludos desde Chile.

[@vonhier]

Thank you!

[@gunbunny2003]

beautiful.

[@verondinar9519]

Nice boat

[@dmariannad]

BRAVO !! AMAZING

[@vonhier]

Thank you!

[@leksey7870]

Great boat!

[@vonhier]

Thank you very much.

[@brianmatravers7900]

Very, very beautiful.

[@vonhier]

Thank you very much.

[@G56AG]

Very nice!

[@TANOCA17]

a piece of art

[@vonhier]

Your comment makes me smile. :-)

[@SaschaSupertramp]

Sehr cool!

[@vonhier]

Vielen Dank!

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Lovely 👍🏻

[@rjwintl]

ausgezeichnet, mein Herr !!!

[@vonhier]

Danke für das Lob.

[@billconnolly6179]

Excellent.

[@vonhier]

Thank you!

[@dennisharrington6055]

Thanks.

[@macrumpton]

Lovely boat and video, although non-removable floorboards can be a problem if you ever need to do hull (or floorboard) repairs or clean up after a messy spill.

[@vonhier]

I remember the moment looking at the clearly visible glass fibre braid on the floor of my finished boat. I did not like the appearance and the right amount of mahogany scrap was at hand. Mistake, perhaps. And yes, you are absolutely right about the trouble any repair of this area will cause. (When not in use the dinghy will travel underneath a canvas coverage)-

[@AlanSilva-hw5yv]

Belo Serviço.

[@3ms9]

Very good

[@vonhier]

Thank you!

[@yahyaouitarek6525]

Can i get the plan please??? I really liked it and want To try it. Good job man :)

[@bbjcp]

It's a wow. I love it and wanted to build one. Hope you don't mind sharing the specs and how to :)

[@vonhier]

Thank you very much. I think it is probably not a "how to" in every detail - it was not meant to be because I am not a professional. Sam Devlin did it in his stitch and glue instructional videos.

[@adlwsr1]

Śliczna łódeczka

[@vonhier]

Danke.

[@semperdurr]

TOP

[@vadimlazarov6292]

Very nice boat....i want build also this. How much ticknes plywood? 10mm or 8 mm?

[@garypage9515]

Wow, beautiful....but that is a very heavy dinghy with those big knees, heavy seats, and floor boards.

[@vonhier]

Thank you. You are right about those knees. The reason - the plan was imperial, not metric and so I made a little "misinterpretation". I then decided it was not a fault but a feature because the knees serve as a very strong supports when the boat is attached to the davits. It its sometimes very rough when sailing the coastal waters (Atlantic Ocean, Netherlands and German coast). The floor boards however are rather light weight - same as the mahogany seats.

[@islandaerial3414]

Did you consider pre-glassing the panels before stitching? Saves a lot of time. Nice job

[@vonhier]

This was my first glassing experience ever. Pre-glassing must be time saving, I agree. I will give it a try next time. Thanks.

[@GrantOakes]

Beautiful workmanship! I'd put it on display, not in the water!

[@vonhier]

I must admit that I love to row it. But when the dogs embark this tiny boat for a shore leave I always tell them to behave.

[@vladimachleid2076]

Super

[@othername1000]

Well searching for Sam Devlin on KZbin doesn't seem to bring up much, other than other people with his boats. Good thing there's no link, we might find him that way

[@vonhier]

Maybe the reason is that YT is no search engine but a video platform. 😉

[@othername1000]

@@vonhier I guess I'll keep trying later. Using Chrome on a phone, closest I found is Shed Videos apparently has one. Cross referencing with Sam Devlin's website, it looks like the same guy. That's searching Sam Devlin boats KZbin, and Sam Devlin KZbin. Lots of results for Sam Devlin boats youtube, but it's not his videos apparently, it's other people building his designs. Like I said the one video he might be in is posted by Shed videos. On Chrome your video actually popped up fairly early. But nothing from him yet.

[@edem3945]

С душой и красиво.

[@vonhier]

Danke.

[@edem3945]

@@vonhier Не мог бы ты прислать фото чертежей этой лодки пожалуйста.

[@AH-lf7wy]

👍🏻👌🏼👏🏻

[@vonhier]

:-)

[@jensekstrom982]

Beautiful boat! Is there any chans to get the buildingplans for it somewhere?

[@vonhier]

Thank you. I bought the plans from Sam Devlin devlinboat.com/

[@SKYGUY1]

What Legend 27 said again!!!!

[@vonhier]

Thank you.

[@charlesxix]

It looks like a Mirror Dinghy. You could have not put the ventilation at the stern you you could use it as built in buoyancy. Nice looking dinghy.

[@vonhier]

Don't tell anyone: Ventilation louver is decoration only. There is in fact a built in buoyancy body underneath - this is (in a way) mandatory item of the boat plans designed by Sam Devlin. You are the first to notice!

[@charlesxix]

@@vonhier I see, sneaking. Thanks for the reply.

[@eliansyahfishing]

Mantap mastet

[@vonhier]

Thank you.

[@mohameddrwesh8921]

عمل رائع احسنت

[@vonhier]

Herzlichen Dank!

[@user-us3qf8nu6u]

Подскажите пожалуйста, сшивную проволоку нужно вытаскивать.

[@user-tt2li4gk6f]

Великолепно!

[@vonhier]

Spasibo!

[@user-tt2li4gk6f]

Сам увлекаюсь. Сделал три лодки, но ваша просто элегантна!

[@gorazdg1]

Very nice boat ! What is the final weight ?

[@vonhier]

She was designed to weigh 28,5kg or 63lbs - since I added planks and stronger gunwales it must be something like 32kg / 70 lbs. I never checked exactly.

[@gorazdg1]

For one man only or does it take even 2 men ?

[@vonhier]

2 persons - max 140kg - we use it as a dinghi inside harbour areas (Netherlands and Baltic Sea)

[@colstace2560]

@@vonhier it's nice but looks heavy, did you clear coat the floorboards ?

[@vonhier]

@@colstace2560 No I did not. The boat is about 10 percent heavier than given by the original plans. I better keep my diet.

[@denismalishkov3585]

Красиво

[@jamescobun7395]

Could you post a link to the site for this boat? I have looked for it and I can't find the right site for this boat.

[@vonhier]

This is Devlinboats: www.devlinkits.com/index.php/hikashop-menu-for-categories-listing/category/17-micro-petrel - (My own boat is for sale now, but has no site. :-)

[@kondrat.27Rus]

great job, where can I get a boat drawing?

[@vonhier]

Sam Devlin, Devlinboat.com, Design is called "micro petrel"

[@kondrat.27Rus]

, Thank you, but paid options are not interesting to me.

[@hasansharaf2400]

where I can get the plan?

[@vonhier]

www.devlinboat.com

[@esrafilhosen3067]

Hi Im Israfil from Bangladesh. Nice .but what you do mix for glue please say that details. make the glue product name, please please please.......................

[@vonhier]

Hi, I used West Epoxy Resin No 105 und West Epoxy Hardener No. 205. (If you want the epoxy to cure slowly you may use hardener No. 206). To make a sticky glue from the resin you have to add Microfibers West System No. 403. Greetings from Germany by Ulrich

[@georgecastanza4798]

What kind of stain was used on the exposed wood grain?

[@vonhier]

Epifanes Mono-Urethane

[@user-dh3cw9kn7c]

​ 🎉@@vonhier

[@tinosenf6937]

Hi Leute! Kann man da einen Plan bekommen? Evtl. einen auch mit Segel?

[@vonhier]

Hallo. Den Plan habe ich von Sam Devlin. www.devlinboat.com Der Bootstyp heißt bei ihm "Micro Petrel" - und er hat auch unter anderem Namen etwas größere Varianten mit Schwertkasten und Segel, wenn ich mich richtig erinnere.

[@wiktor8874]

Ульрих браво!

[@vonhier]

Спасибо!

[@joshuaziese1786]

not bad

[@emiliobernal4226]

Habria alguna forma de que me facilitases los planos..?

[@vonhier]

sorry. copyright protection. please contact sam devlin.

[@emiliobernal4226]

Me podria dar el contacto de sam devlin para comunicarme con el y solicitarle personalmente los planos. Gracias.

[@vonhier]

www.devlinboat.com contact: [e-mail]

[@berserkerschmiedebeifeucht368]

Sehr schönes Projekt. Darf ich dich fragen wie ich an solche Pläne komme?

[@vonhier]

Danke. Ich brauchte damals ein kleines Beiboot. Die Pläne habe ich bei www.devlinboats.com gekauft.

[@vadimlazarov6292]

Its posible to made a simple plans on this boat?

[@vonhier]

it is 6mm Brynzeel Plywood (see 02:24). Plans available by Sam Devlin, only.

[@vadimlazarov6292]

@@vonhier ok....no problem to buy these plans?

[@vonhier]

@@vadimlazarov6292 no problem. (see video description.)

[@simaoludvig4248]

Boa Noite, gostei muito do barco, parabéns, tenho muita vontade de construir um, se possível o Sr. poderia me enviar o projeto? Grato e aguardo.

[@user-mefodevich]

Технологично, красиво, но зачем так утяжелять конструкцию лишним деревом. Есть же более прочные и лёгкие современные материалы. Или Вы с ними не знакомы?

[@vonhier]

Hallo. Ich verstehe die Frage nicht. Ich muss ein Übersetzungsprogramm benutzen. Das Ergebnis auf Deutsch verstehe ich aber nicht.

[@user-mefodevich]

@@vonhier А гугл переводчик у Вас не работает? И я не понимаю и не знаю многих языков, но гугл переводчик мне помогает на 80% понять переведённый текст. Выше я спрашивал про современные материалы вместо дерева. 3 мм фанера и 2-3 слоя стеклоткани с эпоксидным клеем, думаю, легче и прочнее будет, чем 6 мм фанера. Да и усиление по углам такими тяжелыми элементами из фанеры тоже не рационально. С уважением к Вам и Вашему творчеству.

[@vonhier]

@@user-mefodevich Ja, jetzt habe ich verstanden. Der Google Übersetzer hat zwei Wörter verwendet, die keinen Sinn ergaben. 3 mm oder 6mm? Bitte nicht vergessen: Ich bin kein Bootsbauer. Es war mein erstes Boot überhaupt. Ich habe einfach das gemacht, was im Bauplan stand. Aber: Bei den Ecken habe ich Zoll und cm verwechselt. Sie sind also viel dicker als im Bauplan. Viele KZbin-Nutzer haben mich schon danach gefragt. EInige haben mich auch sehr dafür kritisiert. Das Boot hängt außen an meiner Yacht und wir sind oft bei schlechtem Wetter und hohen Wellen unterwegs. Also habe ich beschlossen, es so zu lassen. Die Engländer sagen entschuldigend: "It is not a bug - it is a feature"

[@user-mefodevich]

@@vonhier Respekt für deine Arbeit!

[@user-eb4qk9lx3m]

Какой получился вес у лодки?

[@vonhier]

She was designed to weigh 28,5kg or 63lbs - since I added planks and stronger gunwales it must be something like 32kg / 70 lbs. I never checked exactly.

[@user-eb4qk9lx3m]

@@vonhier а ты не думал, взять фанеру потоньше, и поперечены тоже. И доски. Все тонкое. Чтобы максимально облегчить аппарат. Мне кажется, что жесткости конструкции будет достаточно.

[@viktorbabay2905]

Красиво! Но лишний вес (ИМХО) ни к чему - пайол здесь излишняя деталь, т.к. толщина днища 6 мм. Лучше на днище параллельно килю добавить пару реек. Делал пару-тройку таких лодочек типа ApplePie2, без смолы и стеклоткани - на стрингерах, силиконе и шурупах. Погрузку на багажник надо облегчать :-)

[@vonhier]

I agree! Weight is always a critical item. This little boat is hanging outside my yacht all year long - no need to lift it up onto the roof of a car or into a van.

[@viktorbabay2905]

Спасибо за пояснение! Лебёдкой спускать на воду и поднимать на борт - это конечно не руками и вес тогда действительно не критичен. А ботик у Вас получился замечательный, отличная работа!!

[@voltron63]

hey would you like my project????

[@user-xh2jx9ll4p]

Да сколько у тебя проектов ?

[@user-px6yf6nq1f]

да с такими станнками и делать корыто?

[@vonhier]

Sorry, my software does not translate your question correctly.

[@morriswest1165]

Already bored

[@vonhier]

Yes. Woodworking ain't easy. And in some cases not even easy to follow.