Homemade 8ft Plywood Boat that Fits in my Car - Setup in 5 Minutes

Homemade 8ft Plywood Boat that Fits in my Car - Setup in 5 Minutes. I have been wanting to build a small plywood boat for at least a couple of years, so I finally got around to building one.
I needed a small take apart nesting boat which fits inside my car, but which is light enough for me to take down to the river and fit together easily.
This boat is able to carry myself, plus all of my fishing equipment, but it is still relatively small, stable and comfortable to sit in. I have also tried to reduce any possibility for capsizing to the absolute minimum by building detachable Outriggers, (Pontoons/Stabilisers) which can be raised or lowered as necessary.
I have absolutely no knowledge of boat building and I am not a professional woodworker, so please make any criticisms constructive ones. I can always learn from my mistakes and possibly build a Mark 2 version.
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[@markrodman4118]

Thanks for sharing this fun project, Den. I also am building a take-apart to fit in the SUV, but I like your design much better! I way over-engineered mine (as usual), and had mine with the tub being a short one-piece, as were the pontoons going to be. That has changed! Fortunately, I am still in the drawing stages, and the ideas you have provided have not only simplified everything, but your quick construction demonstration has cut my build time to probably 1/3 to 1/2 of what it would have been, And, being 8 feet long instead of 4-1/2 is REALLY the cat's meow! I will make the front piece longer than yours, and a bit narrower than the main tub so they nest together, because the inside of my SUV is shorter than yours. I will make the bulkheads where they connect shorter as well , to allow moving from the front to the back easier. This old man isn't so limber anymore, and the front section will be long enough to make it worth it, especially when my wife is onboard. I think I may use 4 pontoons instead of 2. Your videos came just at the right time: God has a way of doing that! Now I'm thinking to make the pontoons collapsible...

[@FishingwithDen]

I'm so glad you found my video helpful. Thank you for your comments.

[@kunkprime6980]

Well done

[@roystonwilliams7260]

I've researched loads of DIY builds and this is the best I've seen so far, some well thought out solutions as well. I'm going to incorporate some your ideas in my build. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@FishingwithDen]

I'm glad you found it useful Royston. Thanks for your comments.

[@adddude7524]

I love how you just built the thing that works best for you! It is a super handy boat. I want to get into boating but need a way to transport a boat in a smallish car. Been looking at the Fliptail DIY folding boat. I'm hoping to do a solar canopy trolling motor kinda setup.

[@popsfishing]

thanks for sharing! I like the portability of this boat!

[@dondonofrio]

fantastic gave me ideas for my boat thank you

[@Stopcommunism]

Great job I’m very impressed. Thank you for sharing.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

Excellent design and build. I saved it to my playlist, Thanks Den.

[@simonburt947]

Nice one Den. Looking forward to the next video!

[@ahmetaksit7481]

wonderfull

[@jonathanluce9130]

Fantastic idea, well done that looks like a winner.

[@stepaulucci9954]

Brilliant mate👏

[@wingnutbert9685]

Congrats Den!!!! Looks great!

[@jimmyfinke6759]

PURE GENIUS !!!!!!

[@kevinwelsh7490]

really nice. I can suggest to put your bolts half way up the bulkhead (with some reinforcing) above the water line. I made a similar boat and I first thought of using a parallel clamp to hold the two sections together, but then I decided to make the boat into a clamp.

[@keepcalmandboxon]

Looks fun

[@ourkoilife]

Genius !! Great design/engineering and well presented. I can imagine a lot of people being inspired to do their own version. Cheers 👍

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks. Your comments are much appreciated.👍

[@AB-kg6rk]

brilliant design.

[@yougeo]

The concept of the same total weight but being divided into many peices each individually lighter is genius. I would have been tempted to make the whole thing be one fold-out piece but it's really better to have the separate pieces that you attach for that reason. Then you're never lifting all the weight at once.

[@torquewrench7]

Well done Den. What a brilliant design. Easy to transport and assemble. Looks very stable. 👍

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Paul. I have to admit, I was pleased with the outcome.😃😃👍

[@mounimstar]

amazing love the boat good design

[@theshopprojects]

Good job. Your boat looks great!

[@alanmeasures8337]

Look forward to the first fishing session Den

[@brianfuerst9491]

Well done Sir!

[@davidfrench9925]

Absolutely brilliant Den great watch.

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks David.😃👍

[@jarpen3]

Great 👍 idea, respect man.

[@grahamgillard1174]

Fair play to you, ingeniously engineered, brilliant project with room for some possible ad ons in the future 👏 👍

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Graham.👍

[@spanishcourseonline2731]

Great idea! 👍🏻👏

[@chitoquemada9990]

Very nice... You give me idea sir thanks.

[@H2ON_MEA]

Smart design

[@ralfmuentnich]

Ich bin immer wieder beeindruckt von deinen Arbeiten.

[@FishingwithDen]

Danke Ralf. Glücklicherweise, Ich habe eine fantastiche frau. Sie hilft auch.😃👍

[@GuidosDad]

Brilliant 👍🏻

[@brian1204]

Well designed, well executed, well done!

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Brian.😃👍

[@visumexcipio]

Very good! I enjoyed your video and your ideas

[@barticoch]

Having a glass of wine or three here Den, watching your video! I've had a good old chuckle at your ingenuity. I'm thinking of what my late father, an avid fisherman (and mechanical engineer) would say! We'd both be looking at each other and grinning I'm sure. Here in Wales we have the Coracles made out of willow, tar and cavas on some rivers. Perhaps you could name your craft, "The Ozacle!" Tight lines!

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks mate. I'm glad you're enjoying your wine whilst watching my videos. I think I just never got past being about 14 years old in my head.🤣🤣👍

[@yougeo]

One thing that I have found is if you're always going to be using your boat during the day that you just need a trolling motor in one large lightweight solar panel of the same voltage as the trolling motor and then one very small lithium iron phosphate battery that could be as small as 5 amps which is what I use to go between the solar panel and the trolling motor. And your solar panel will run your motor all day long and you can use a much more powerful trolling motor than your gasoline motor. And I would imagine that your boat would actually come close to planning pretty well with even like a 30 lb trolling motor.

[@davidjanes5967]

Sweet!!

[@dannydemaet4846]

great job well done well done Den ! 👌👍🖐

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Danny.😃😃👍

[@Offcut55]

I am seriously impressed Nothing more to be said. Except well done!

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Phillip.😃👍

[@oldun18]

Project completed, well done Den, but I have no doubt you will be designing and fitting some extras in the future.

[@FishingwithDen]

Your right Pete. I'm going to extend the throttle cable and fit a steering arm next to my right leg as the first of those extras mate.😃👍

[@briandoggett8651]

looks like a success to me den,,,,looking forward watching you fishing from it,,,

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Brian. I will do some of that, but mostly it's a vehicle to get me from a busy area to a much quieter area of riverbank.😃👍

[@briandoggett8651]

@@FishingwithDen yes i understand keep doing your great vids very enjoyable to watch thanks

[@tcriti]

I just discovered this and I am amazed by your ingenuity. Curious if you’re still using the boat and wondering how it’s holding up after a year of use. If I may make one suggestion - build a roller platform (PVC pipe maybe?) that sits in the back of the car that the boat can slide on making it that much easier to pull out and push in.

[@FishingwithDen]

Hi Tom. Thanks for your comments. I'm afraid I don't have the boat anymore as I had a couple of medical issues, (nothing serious) which meant I didn't take it out much. I wouldn't want to take it out on a raging river, large lakes in a high wind or into the sea, but on the occasions that I used it, it did seem to hold up well. As for rollers, I'm sure that would work. Having said that, I didn't find it difficult to get the boat out of the car, so for me, it was fine. I imagine there are lots of other ideas people may have to improve the boat, so I'm glad I have given everyone some food for thought.

[@ZuluZulu2658]

Hi Den, Very well made and a clever idea, you will have to register it to use it on public waterways.Plus you'll need a boat license if you haven't already got one. 😄😄😄👍

[@FishingwithDen]

Luckily, where I live Paul. I don't need to do either of those.😃👍

[@deanowens334]

There is no License needed in NSW (Where I live) as it is being used at less than 10kts. If it is a tender for a larger vessel, you don't need to register it. As far as using it as a fishing boat in NSW, I think you do need to register it. After watching this, I will build another tender using some of your idea. I love your design. I think I will be using foam and completely covering the hull with PMF. Den, Again, Love the build!

[@FishingwithDen]

@@deanowens334 Thanks Dean. I'm glad you found my video helpful and I hope your new boat works as well as mine. By the way, I just checked the regulations for Registration in NSW and I cannot see anything which requires a small boat like mine to be registered. Page 21 of the NSW Boating Handbook makes no mention of any requirement for a boat like mine, and the NSW RMS website says the same thing, so I'm wondering where you got that information?👍

[@geoff738]

Well Den you surpassed yourself on this project 👏 …the boat will come in handy if you get a savage run on your rod and it goes in the lake again 😉

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Geoff. I think I got to where I wanted to be with the features of this boat, so it turned out to be a successful project.😃😃👍

[@geoff738]

@@FishingwithDen it be perfect to tie off a rope to a tree and trot a float down the river.

[@FishingwithDen]

@@geoff738 I had a similar idea for the tidal river in town Geoff, but I'll need a good anchor as there are no trees in that area.

[@notyetnige2719]

That's brilliant . I've really enjoyed this project . Is it possible to make a waterproof opening hatch in the pontoons for storage of the wheels etc . Look forward to more of your projects

[@FishingwithDen]

I did consider having hatches in the pontoons Nige, but they wouldn't be large enough to fit the wheels into. Thanks for your comments by the way.😃👍

[@akwamarsunzal]

Nice design! 🙂 Not sure I could live with the bag of nails running behind me, sorry, I mean, the outboard ;-) Have been using a 60lb thrust electric on our inflatable and absolutely love it. Next upgrade is a lifepo4 battery to reduce weight.

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks. It is noisy isn't it.😁😁

[@huxmetalworks7371]

I love your work but I have a question if you don't mind i like your float pods you added to the outside now here is my question i have a 1432 aluminum boat could you please help me figure out how to build float pods for my boat to make it more stable i love you beautiful work

[@grahamblower152]

Great Den ..... only disappointment was you didn't fall in ....👍😀

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Graham. I take it you haven't watched my million view disaster video then? kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXibdmpvlq6DosU 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@Ghost_Ninja60]

easiest build ever, just make yourself a wardrobe and add some draws and some space for hanging stuff lol , no really it is a good build and a great idea for carting it to your camping spot for fun times

[@luisa.hernandezcordero6125]

Soy de puerto rico y de todos videos de botes caseros el de usded e mi opinion es el mas practico sencillo pero bien construido pensando en todo hasta en nosotros que queremos contruir uno yo are uno igual pregunto y si no es mal que medidas tiene ?

[@awatt]

👏👏👏👏

[@ioann235]

Ropes and anchors...diy🙂

[@luisa.hernandezcordero6125]

A ya encontre el video de construcion

[@johnwilliams2711]

Second! You've certainly made up for your lockdown break Den. 😁

[@FishingwithDen]

It's definitely been a busy time John.👍

[@awatt]

You were second John but get a well deserved medal for raising this video in the algorithm. 🥈

[@johnwilliams2711]

@@awatt Correction has been published. 👌😊

[@darrenbrewster3345]

Very impressive den 👍👍👍 or should I say captain den 😉😉👍👍

[@FishingwithDen]

Maybe more like Captain Pugwash Darren.😃😃👍

[@darrenbrewster3345]

@@FishingwithDen Well I was being diplomatic den 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

[@FishingwithDen]

And I was being realistic Darren 🤣🤣🤣👍👍

[@darrenbrewster3345]

@@FishingwithDen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Still nothing ventured nothing gained den 👍👍👍

[@mikedarby4872]

Well done Den, great design, looks good on the water, can't wait to see you on your first fishing trip in the boat. First class video, thanks for sharing.

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Mike.

[@collowood]

better than the paddle duck😊

[@michaelsimpson9779]

That little 4 stroke would be very economical. It's popular for people to dis ICE powered things at the moment..... being air cooled and above water exhaust, it's going to be noisy. Those outriggers could be larger for greater stability. Overall, nice work. Well done.

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks Michael.

[@michaelsimpson9779]

Thinking about it further, in non planing configuration, you could make a hydrodynamicaly clean clip on aft section to reduce drag greatly and improve economy, reduce load on the motor, operating more like a proper dispacement type hull. Then, if you wanted it to plane, leave that off and go to a larger outboard.

[@mauricefarnell6261]

Dennis you are too clever by half!

[@FishingwithDen]

That's not what you tell me when we go fishing Mozza!😃👍

[@mauricefarnell6261]

Praise when praise is due. I never said you were a good angler! Boat builder maybe, but good angler is questionable… …..

[@FishingwithDen]

@@mauricefarnell6261 Lol. Thanks mate.🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@mohamedaminehouij6968]

Love the design the simplicity of fabrication and the cost effectivness Simple question how does it row compared to your old kayak ?

[@FishingwithDen]

The kayak will always be quicker and easier to row, but at my age I always rely on the outboard motor.

[@mohamedaminehouij6968]

Hello den i got inspired by you and building my own modular raft let say 😂 I worked with other materials but with the same spirit can i contact you on private just to share some ideas ? By the way what s the name of the braces that u use to attach the different parts of the boat A link would be appreciated ( as english is not my first language )

[@FishingwithDen]

@@mohamedaminehouij6968 Hi. Here is the link to my Playlist showing exactly how I built the boat. I hope it helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGfdd6mLhc90oMU&ab_channel=FishingwithDen

[@syahtech1616]

Thanks you i Will make it and sell it..

[@user-bt3fk2yv8r]

Really like your boat sir , simple and very stable with the help of balancer in both side , how long and wide is this boat sir ?

[@FishingwithDen]

Thanks for your comments. There is a link to my Playlist covering how I built my boat in the Description Box above.

[@user-bt3fk2yv8r]

thank you @@FishingwithDen

[@theimpaler5034]

Fantastic i would suggest a second hand water snake off market place batteries are very expensive

[@FishingwithDen]

I already have one Vlad. The battery weighs 23kgs.

[@theimpaler5034]

@@FishingwithDen wow

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

SIMPLY OUTSTANDING SIR DO YOU HAVE BUILD VIDEOS

[@FishingwithDen]

Thank you. Here's the link to the Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL1-iJW0W-2_lRCU5X0cGnEwR5lTe95_UU

[@GeorgiaRidgerunner]

@@FishingwithDen Watched them all sir certainly quite the innovative idea I must say

[@loursb]

As desploying goes, not much faster than an inflatable with wheels and airdeck but obviously has quite a few advantages in packing away and manhandling plus you get a proper seat with storage in it. I am curious how will it handle some waves. I used once that kind of outboard, oh the agony of those 5 km! Mate, if you start losing your hearing, is not the age is that outboard.

[@FishingwithDen]

I would be interested in how it handles waves too Ovidiou. Having said that, I have designed it for places where there is little or no boat traffic. For example, I want to take it up a river which has shallow places that are only 10cm deep. I might take it onto a larger lake, but only if the winds are relatively light. I did try crossing my own boat wake after a sharp turn and it hardly noticed the waves, but that is not really a good test, so I will have to wait and see.

[@barryjarman6670]

would it be a problem if you kept the wheels on for sailing

[@FishingwithDen]

Not possible I'm afraid Barry. The wheels use the same slots as the side pontoons. I think there would also be a problem with drag if it could be done.

[@barryjarman6670]

what are your thoughts for an anchor Den?

[@FishingwithDen]

I bought one some years ago Barry. I use it with my Inflatable.

[@stevenclarke2430]

how many kilos of bait will drop

[@luisa.hernandezcordero6125]

Se puede construir en pvc

[@brettscott4064]

Are you taking name suggestions?🙋‍♂️😆

[@FishingwithDen]

You need to watch more of my videos Brett. We had that discussion 2 or 3 videos ago mate. It's going to be called 'The Lady Katherine'.🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

[@lin1371]

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