/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>614593
>My father has recently asked me to help him build a boat

Is he also asking you to bring a breeding pair of every animal on earth?

>>614593
Most people can't just build a boat. Your father knows this, that's why he's teaching you. I'm sure he expects you to be clueless. Brush up on nautical terminology, and basic woodworking. Might be a good idea to research basic woodworking tools also. Good luck, this could be a very memorable project for you two.

>>614595

Ha. No.

>>614600

Sure, I know he's expecting me to be clueless. But, this is how I am. I like to learn a little ahead of time.

Thanks for the encouragement, though.

>Nautical Terminology
>Basic Woodworking

Will do.

The open part goes at the top

The bottom part should be sort of round but also pointy

Waterproof, that's generally good

Honestly it's a pretty specific trade, you should just let your dad tell you what he knows.

Read up about masts and rigging, some of the things you read will make you laugh, this is my promise.

>>614607

Thanks, anon.

I know that the keel of a ship is its soul, and if it is damaged it can never be repaired and the ship is approaching the end of its life. To make the best keel you should find the rarest, oldest, hardest and most expensive tree in the world. Spare no Belis in acquiring one of those trees.

Be careful, if you put too many cannons on your boat, someone might use your boats for nefarious purposes and you have to live with it. But hey, if you want to kill sea monsters, you don't have much other choices do you.

In closing, my advice would be to do it with a "DON!"

>>614648

OP here.

I laughed.

Then I made plans.

Visit boatbuilding forums.

Amazingly, forums for most hobby and professional activities exist!

>>614605

The waterproof part of wood boats cones from the fact that they absorb water and the wood expands and creates a tight seal.

>>614652

OP here. I did. Also, I promise to post pics when I get started.

>>614653
I thought they had to be caulked, too

Walk in humble and clueless. Your dad has his way of doing it, which apparently works. We'll just fuck it up.

>>614942
Basically this. Don't be that fucking know-it-all kid that comes in and shits on his ways because "accoring to MLP1234eva online that's an ineffecient way of doing it. This is better".

I teach a basic woodworking class on the weekends to 18+. Never fails I get either a know-it-all who read some books or someone who has been doing woodworking for years. To the first fuck you, I've been doing this for a long time, I know what I'm doing plus I don't teach advanced techniques because I'm more concerned about the 55 year old woman cutting off her hand with the RAS. To the second, why are you taking a class meant for people with zero experience with wood working.

here's the mexican sc/out/ who did just that.

he started off in a boat forum as well (dont' have link to which one he used right now) I'll dump the photos i got from thread and link you to the forum he created when i get back from work 11PM PST

Just listen. Regardless of what you learn on an online forum, everyone has their own way of doing things and if your father wants you to learn his way, then learn it his way, no bs

>>615049
link to thread

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-design/diy-simple-catamaran-sailboat-design-48581.html

>>615243
I'm just glad OP was not trolling, and post pics of a ship in a bottle him and his dad made.

>>614595
Well played. <golfclap/>

>>614593
no serious answers because steel hull has nothing to do with stitch n glue or fiberglass.

The funniest stories are the guys who build upside down as traditional, and then screw up flipping it over.

>>614653
>the wood expands and creates a tight seal
No, it's just that seals are relatively small mammals and can't really take human-sized schlongs.

>>617154
10/10

>>617154
Pee came out

>>614593
I envy the shit out of you OP. you are a lucky guy to have a grandfather like that.

>>617219
Oops i meant father. I read it as Grandfather.

>>614593
mother of god

this is one of my life long dreams

nay, outside of raising awesome kids, perhaps my only lifelong ambition left to achieve.

my plan is to work super hard, retire asap, and begin apprenticing to build this boat, learn to sail, and go full sea wolf.

>>617403

word

>>614593
Does your dad have a beard and is named Noah?

>>617765
yes, and yes. now tell me retard, do you have any tips, sources info on boatbuilding?

Some wooden boat builders use nasty chemicals, so be aware of any chemicals you use and take full precautions.

You'll also produce sawdust, so wear a proper woodworker's respirator.

>>614593
That's pretty awesome. All mine does (and ever did) is do his office work, watch T.V. and read newspapers.

>>614593
just let your dad teach you his thing, he knows better than faggots on an anime imageboard

>>618234
Wooden Boat Forum is a good place. check out some books, but keep an open mind, everyone has a different way of doing things, so while you may have learnt to do it this way, it can easily be done that way. if your dad is teaching you, it can easily be that the way he knows it is different.