Homemade Plywood Sailing Boat FULL BUILD, My Goat Island Skiff

[@albertzuger3178]

What a great build! I built a Goat Island Skiff about 10 years ago and it has been a very faithful friend ever since! From solo sailing, to island camping with a couple of friends, to sailing with the family, it has been just right for me. A wise man once told me that the amount of fun you have on a boat is inversely proportional to its size. This is very true of the Goat Island Skiff. The fact that it takes 15 min. to rig and can be launched and recovered so easily by a single person means that you’ll never hesitate to take it out even for just an hour long rip in a stiff breeze. Thanks for sharing your build. I wish you many years of fun with this beautiful boat!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Albert! You almost pointed out all the reasons why I chose the GIS! It's such an versatile boat, hard to beat! And my GIS lives 10ft from the water at all times, so I only have to put the mast up and I'm sailing in 5 minutes! I love camping too and have a couple of videos on Rat Island doing so... take a peek! 😉

[@radarriau]

Looks like a fast hull design! Very little tail rocker, flat wide transom, light construction. I bet it goes like crazy. Nice job!

[@woodbark1008]

My god man, You are an Intrepid Uncompromising Perfectionist ! CHEERS ! . . May the winds always be in your favor !

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you! 😁 All the best and stay safe!

[@timcalandrino743]

That’s the most awesome rad thing I’ve seen in a long time. Thanks

[@TheBoatRambler]

Wow, thanks! 😁

[@esling77]

I could tell right away this was going to be a great build by how clean and organized your work space was. Ty for Sharing.

[@dond8079]

Great boat builder, sailor, and film maker! Well done.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks for watching Don! 😉

[@christopherstevenson9737]

Fabulous. So much attention to so much detail… Hand plaining to boot!!!

[@JimMorrison-d4n]

The designer would be proud of the finished boat you built in your shop. My hat is off to you Sir. My one and only wooden boat was the "quick canoe" which is nothing compared to your excellent boat. Cool breezes to you, and enjoy your boat.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much!

[@tsuchang1]

I'm amazed at some folk's talent working with wood.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Stephen. Just a matter of patience I suppose... 😉

[@benjaminpercy2410]

I just can't get over how beautiful and fast the Goat Island Skiff is. WOW. Awesome job!

[@TheBoatRambler]

It really is!

[@cameronbutler5227]

What an amazing build, a true craftsman !!!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks!

[@Photonutubia]

Wow wow wow. You, sir, are a craftsman.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much! 😊

[@Миррыбака63]

Отличная работа , получил удовольствие от просмотра .

[@ClayLoyd]

Your craftsmanship is second to none.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks for watching

[@ashleighmason4982]

Man, that's amazing 👩🏼‍🔧

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Ashleigh!

[@crossthreadaeroindustries8554]

I just saw one of these on the Hudson River and went over to find out more about it - a great looker. Gentlemen had just begun to sail his "covid project." Great looking boat, yours and his - beautiful bright finish.

[@101boertjie]

She's a beauty, very nicely done.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks Johan!

[@알아차림-e9q]

아름다운 작품 !!! 대한민국에도 돗단배는 있었는데 더빨리 더많이로 지금은 자취를 감추었네요. 아주 친환경 적이고 유유자적한 쉼을 ~ 돗단배 보급에 일조를 하고 싶습니다. 정보공유 감사합니다^^

[@justinmueller9497]

So happy for you, very inspiring. I was visualizing my daughter and I sailing on our own. May God bless you

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank You Justin! 😉

[@JBOhardhatdiver]

This is a great build. Wonderful work! Hope you are still enjoying her.

[@TheBoatRambler]

I still have her although I haven't sailed this year yet! 😉

[@permanenceinchange2326]

After watching this video, I needed some time to get back to my senses. Totally flabbergasted. What a beautiful boat and such craftsmanship! She looks pretty fast too!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks for your kind words! ☺

[@marcardouin8066]

Bonjour, Hi, Beau boulot, Nice job. Merci d'avoir montré autant de simples difficultés. Thanks to show us so much simples dificulties.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you for watching Marc! 😉

[@multa765]

Well done, sir!

[@michaelvollmer9491]

An absolute pleasure to watch your boat build. Sleek and fast hull to sail. Fantastic. I hope you will have a lot of fun with this little black diamond 👍😎🇩🇪

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks Michael! I have had a blast over the last two season with my Skiff! 😉

[@RobMacKendrick]

I grew up in a skiff that my dad built for me. Fantastic boats, light, manœuvrable, shallow-draughted, and seaworthy. They sail quite nicely too, even though it's a rowing type. Terrific job on yours!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Rob!

[@the_katman2181]

That's just brilliant. No wonder you people discovered the entire world.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you! 😉

[@vintagetweed]

Incredible. Thank you for this. I grew up sailing old wooden boats with my dad and he built one when I was a kid. Have always wanted to build one like yours. A beautiful and quaint masterpiece... inspiring.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much Dan! 😊

[@fredthornes5087]

Great tribute to a great job. Thanks for taking us along!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks for all the support Fred! 👍

[@SomeStrangemysterious]

Magnificent! I’m convinced there are people who put a dislike on a video just because. I can find no legitimate reasons otherwise.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks for your support! 😉

[@makesbreaksretakes2295]

Great job mate, I'm chuffed for you, well done! So many steps to get a boat in the water.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you! It was well worth it too!!

[@jorgepiresjunior]

Navegar é preciso, viver não é preciso. Bravo

[@karlbekker777]

Pleasure to watch you work and make a beautiful boat

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you

[@sleethmitchell]

thank you for a very satisfying video. i AM curious about that lateen rigged boat that appears occasionally. i'm no longer near the sea, so my sailing days are done. it cheera my heart to see your beautiful handbuilt boat saiing!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you! If you search on my channel you can find a dozen or more videos aboard Princesa do Tejo, a green Lateen rigged traditional Tagus boat.

[@andrewhoward7200]

Marvellous. What an inspiration. Just need to finish the workshop....1,2,3 years maybe!

[@andrewurbanowski1666]

Craftmanship! Bravo

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank You

[@MManel]

Great Video Viva Portugal , o melhor pais do mundo. I wish you show a litlle more in the and of video , " camping " in the beach , and how the boat sail , great video , keep doing...

[@TheBoatRambler]

Viva Manel! Tenho alguns videos no canal que mostram pernoitas na ilha do Rato e em Valada do Ribatejo. Quanto à performace do barco...isso tens muitos por onde escolher, assim como alguns a explicar como se aparelha o barco. Abraço, Teo

[@MManel]

@@TheBoatRambler , Muito Obrigado, vou seguir sim , o sr fala muito bem inglês , desconfiei que é português pelo seu comentário no vídeo ,mas nunca pensei que estivesse em Portugal, eu sou da Caparica , e sinto também uma ligação com a agua , já fui pescador nas " Artes da Costa da Caparica" . Agora dou por mim a imaginar um género simples de um " amfibio " onde possa pedalar e quiçá possa atravessar o Tejo. Acho a vela fascinante , porque apesar de ser uma tecnologia secular permite navegar a favor e contra o vento ! Muito Obrigado ...

[@gerrymcivor374]

Beautiful workmanship.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Gerry! 😉

[@JayC-fb1ri]

This video is as well put together as your boat!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you! 😉

[@quarlow1215]

Beautiful sailing dinghy. Nice work.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much!

[@maxgrey435]

You did very well. very precise lovely neat workmanship. A credit to you!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much!

[@captainshotgunanderson23]

This was an absolutely wonderful beautiful video. I give it a hundred likes❤️

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much!! Really glad you enjoyed it! 😉

[@wolfyk95]

I love it! Those lateen rigs are so elegant In my opinion.

[@Pedrombsantos]

But it´s not a Lateen sail, it´s a trapeze. Latins are triangules.

[@lamaha564]

Brilliant build, looks lovely.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you kindly!

[@prof.heinous191]

Great build, great film!!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks! 😉

[@OmarDziri]

very clever boat! Bravo from France!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you!

[@ScottTurnerformeindustrious]

Congratulations on your stunning build, and also your video showing the work. I built the Mike Roberts "Green Island 15" 20 years ago. Similar in construction. I have the urge to build another :)

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank You Scott! I built my GIS this year and I already want to build something else too!! 😁

[@cid4887]

start now. don't wait till time comes that you'll only be thinking about why you didn't make it while you can and can enjoy riding it. btw I'm also presently on the process of making may mirror dinghy. I'm now on the fiberglassing part.

[@Dickie2702]

@@TheBoatRambler As a skilled craftsman who was struck down in an instant with what is now a lifelong disability my advice is never put off anything in life. I have built, refitted, sprayed and sailed so many different boats in my life I've lost count but the urge to do it again never leaves me. That's why I loved this series so much. Crack on and do it or you might find yourself with nothing more exciting to do tomorrow than live your life vicariously through the endeavours of others. My only pieces of my advice to anybody undertaking a project of any size never ever under estimate the value of hand tools, sharp blades and develop a truly maniacal passion for sanding.

[@flupsdarups3897]

what a beautiful boat!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you! 😉

[@bircancolak26]

That's awesome... What a good job it is... One day, I imagine to make one. Use it on good days...

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Yuzmeyi!

[@beyondthis7]

Very good work Teo, patient and refined craftsmanship! I love that you were so accurate and did all parts with good methods (as far as I know) to a very pleasant result. Your video was welll organized as well and a treat to watch ... never boring, ... and in fact could have been a little more deatiled in narrative to describe what you were doing and why... I guess I'll have to go back and watch the weekly episodes now.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Phil! I guess I am a patient dude, or stubborn...😁 I really enjoyed the build. That, to me, is the only way to go about anything, having fun. I apologize already for the audio quality on the first handfull of videos but I had no external Mic back then! 😅

[@gracegood3661]

Wonderful build... well done.

[@Graybear78]

Truly a labor of love! Thank you.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you too!

[@tworiversworkshop6111]

What a superb build!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you! 😁

[@DrMott]

Fantastic build and filming! Thank you!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you too Dr. Mott!

[@johnmartin4650]

Excellent……congratulations on an amazing job…..great filming and editing….all hard work….thank you

[@TheBoatRambler]

Glad you enjoyed it John! 😉

[@humdinger7275]

Wow that was amazing

[@randycrager4074]

Excellent and beautiful build, thanks!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Randy!

[@Dickie2702]

One of the best video series on KZbin. Entertaining and informative. Massive congrats on the build but few will know how many hours it must have taken to edit all of the individual episodes. I've built boats all my life so I particularly admire how clever you were with a very limited array of tools. Goes to show you don't need a shipyard to build a fine boat. I could make a million comments on what could have been done differently but that would just detract from a marvellous project fuelled by love passion and huge determination. God bless you my friend and I look forward to your next project!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much for your support Richard! 🙂

[@Johnny-tt8zc]

Beautiful looking boat.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Johnny! 🙂

[@raytheron]

Beautiful balanced lug rig!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Ray!

[@costaspapacostas2238]

Congratulations perfect job, enjoy sailing.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you! Will do! 😉

[@maxpowered]

Great job! Keep going, we'll be here with you!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks João! 👍

[@wanderluciomoraes]

Muito legal! Parabéns! Ainda vou construir um veleiro!

[@ST-zm3lm]

Hands down some of the most satisfying and beautiful work I’ve seen! Thank you for sharing!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much for the kind words! 🙂

[@PELVIS361]

Insane work my friend! I honestly enjoyed watching your sailboat build!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Glad you enjoyed it 😉

[@osivkos]

Nicely done ! Bravo

[@vfsurgpa]

Beautiful boat, super build. Congratulations

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much!

[@wimbraber944]

Fantastic build! Lots of craftsmanship.. I would have done only one thing different... I would have made a tapered boxed mast (tapered for looks) and with a carbon surf mast inside for extra strength.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Wim Braber. This mast is tapered, goes from 87 at its widest to 56 at the very top. To use a windsurf mast inside as reinforcement it would have to be in contact with the wooden staves which are around 84mm apart. windsurf masts are only 55-60 max I believe, some other structure would have to be built inside and at the end it could be just too heavy. This mast weights 10kg and has 13 liters buoyancy which helps preventing it from turtling after a capsize.

[@on4mgy_radioamateur]

Very nice build. Congratulations

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much!

[@gems34]

Linda, linda! Thank you for sharing, amazing attention to detail.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks Tusk! It was my first homemade boat so I spent a few more hours around her!! 😁

[@mohamedalmaghraby3264]

its good .I liked it. thank you .

[@Ultramesh]

Looks like a fun project.

[@TheBoatRambler]

I had a blast building it! But sailing is ten times more fun!! 😁

[@masmainster]

That is a truly stunning boat, I love it, well done to you.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much!

[@thomasciul8932]

Wow! I've built several boats. That's damn fine work

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Thomas!

[@alejandromuller9136]

Hola Mr. Su proyecto es el más fácil. Económico. Rápido. Y muy bien editado video. Gracias

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Alejandro! 😉

[@daniellisy7161]

very nice build, a true beauty

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much!

[@shturer]

вы большой молодец и отличный мастер !

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks! 😄

[@aderead]

This was so satisfying to watch! Well done mate, it looks amazing :-)

[@TheBoatRambler]

Glad you enjoyed it Adrian! 🙂

[@1tulip]

Excellent music choices too.

[@terrysmith8714]

Wish I had the energy to build this, and a LOT YOUNGER

[@dongrahamleone]

Ha! And then at the end we find out you're a great sailor as well! Thanks for the piece!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Still learning the ropes on my Skiff! 😅

[@dongrahamleone]

@@TheBoatRambler I own a 34 foot sailboat, I raced sailboats before I bought that ocean dweller, I've crossed the Gulf of Mexico under sail, I've seen many sailors make mistakes... I didn't see much in the way of mistakes when I watched your video. I'd gladly sail tough oceans with your skill level if you also understood that your skills are not something you can abandon on high water. You really are a natural. It's evident. I wasn't blowing smoke.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks Andy. I did sail a lot of different boats, Optimists, 420, Laser, small wooden dinghies all the way to 6 Ton traditional wooden boats, but I don't consider myself an expert in any of them! Never spent long enough in one "class" to really dominate the boat. Until I started getting my Skippers licenses I had never sailed a cruiser. And now that I finally have the Ocean Skipper license... that's the next class I want to tackle! 😁 Cheers, Teo

[@tzurishaddaidemartini-scac2414]

Congratulations, what you've done is fantastic and so inspirational. Enjoy!!!!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you for your kind words! 🙂

[@matsuhiro]

Super impressive!

[@RogerRoving]

Very nice build. Very nice video editing too!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much Roger! I have made some mods since then, like adding two more hatches and watertight side seats. 😉

[@blainejeffreys]

Excellent work

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Blaine!

[@BensWorkshop]

Very nice build. Very nice result. Well done.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Benedict! 😉

[@BensWorkshop]

@@TheBoatRambler A pleasure. My interest in boats comes from watching all of Leo's videos on the rebuilding of the Tally Ho yacht. Alas I don't have the room to build one of those!

[@fabiobarroso5010]

Don't know a thing about boats but this seems like an awesome build ;) Abraço!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Fábio! 😁 Abraço!

[@LM-ci1ds]

Congratulations...Excellent design and construction...it reminded me, when I was a teenager, I sailed the Penguins, very similar in design...honestly I would not have made a flat bottom, I would have made it a little curved or at a small angle as well ....I would add, a rubber around the entire band, for shocks, as well as some sealed air bag, for safety...I see it and say things as if it were mine, I was studying naval design... from Buenos Aires, a big greeting

[@TheBoatRambler]

Hi, thanks for your comment. The GIS as 300L built-in floatation and I have added another 300. That's 600L in 6 separate watertight tanks.

[@ianmcdonald8081]

Great series, loved it. A wonderful journey watching you build the skiff. I’ll be starting my own soon and be referring back to this often. Well done sir!

[@TheBoatRambler]

congratz on the decision! Any doubt you might have just let us know on the Goat island skiff FB group!😉

[@antonenanja7450]

fantasties gemaakt, en wat een vakman in het verven van de boot.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Anton! 😉

[@dragstar974]

hello superbe et facile à construire et merci pour cette vidéo

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Jean Bernard!

[@Krzemieniewski1]

Very good build and nice boat Mr. Captain.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks Michal!! 😉

[@Krzemieniewski1]

@@TheBoatRambler please chceck a book "Thinkerbelle" by Robert Manry. Guy was a journalist who crossed Atlantic on boat similar to yours. Great sailing story from 70's

[@JeremyPuren]

Love all your videos!!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Glad you like them!

[@davidbarrett7424]

Beautiful job and craftmanship Sir, great to see a classic boat with a classic rig, wish we had more of this and less white GRP in the UK. Stay safe.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you David! 🙂

[@bosse641]

Very nice. Great job.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you very much John! 😉

[@Mona8519]

So nice! Can look that every day. Thx for sharing. :)

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks for watching! 😄

[@atassano2001]

Very good, master!!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you! ...but I'm just an apprentice! 😉

[@sawer]

This is insane, hope you'll enjoy your boat for a long time!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Hi Sawer, This skiff has given me two amazing seasons already! 😁

[@sawer]

@@TheBoatRambler after this comment I started looking around your channel, glad to say you gained another subscriber :D Also really impressed by the improved stability of the increased benches!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Welcome aboard! 😁 The side benches are a game changer for sure!

[@sawer]

@@TheBoatRambler Hope to build something simular one day! Definitly sticking along to learn more :D

[@matthewhirons3575]

I know it's said that a boat is a hole in the water that you pour money into, but that is one beautiful hole. Congratulations on job quite obviously well done.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks Matthew!! 😁

[@petermorgan252]

Fantastic story Teo. Have learnt so much from you.

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thanks Peter! ...and I learned a lot from the guy son the Goat Island Skiff FB group and others...and keep learning everyday!😉

[@miguelbatista535]

Portugal is beautiful🇵🇹❤️

[@richarddegen6184]

Excellent job, and sailing skills!!!

[@TheBoatRambler]

Thank you Richard!😉