How to Build an Ultra Light Weight Dinghy | Composite Boat Building (Ep23)
Welcome to my boat building channel! This is my trawler restoration of an Albin 27 pocket trawler. Every couple of weeks I post a boat building or boat repair video to document various boat projects, sailboat restorations, or boat repairs.
This episode I explain how I build an ultra lightweight dinghy for my trawler using composite boat building materials and fiberglass. This dinghy weighs less than 80 pounds. You may be familiar with Sampson Boat Co and all sorts of wooden boat building. But not all boat building is done in wood. This is a great cheap boat building project that will improve your boat building and fiberglass skills
00:00 Light Weight Dinghy
01:05 Dinghy Criteria
02:30 How to make dinghy lighter
03:47 Water Tight Compartments
04:44 Coosa Board composite
06:41 PVC rubrail
09:00 Finishing
10:36 Before and After
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The Albin 27 was a pilothouse yacht manufactured in the New England area of the United States from approximately 1983 to 1992. There were reportedly 500-600 of these boats manufactured. The Albin 27 is trailerable and weighed approximately 6,500 pounds from the factory. It is a true pocket trawler with a forward and aft cabin, galley, head, and pilothouse helm.
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Great project. I love the result. I think that the balance between nice woodwork and weeks of maintenance is key. Every year I find myself missing the best sailing because I'm refinishing the brightwork instead of putting the boat in the water.
@motorcityboatwerks
Жыл бұрын
Jeff : I think you and I think alike. The ease of maintenance on composite materials coupled with some accent teak or bright work makes a great combination that is timeless and easy to manage.
Thanks for pvc foam board
@motorcityboatwerks
2 ай бұрын
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Very good tutorial for making rowboat. Thanks
@motorcityboatwerks
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Welcome aboard
I built a 9 foot that is 43 pounds. In fact I built 2 and I built an 11 foot that is 50 Pounds. I think yours is prettier but mine has an advantage for those that want to access waters by foot or without a boat ramp. I suppose mine are not dinghy's but rather row boats.
@motorcityboatwerks
3 ай бұрын
Excellent!
Great videos,subbed, exactly what I am looking for ,I have a 25 ft sail boat , it can with no anchor locker of any description , I am seeking to create a shelf under the foredeck with a hawse pipe to feed the locker with line , my plan was to attach two lengths of timber one each side of the internal of the hull in the forepeak , raw hull no liner , once the timber is attached to the hull cut a V section of marine ply ,place it over the timber sloping downward towards the bow so I can install a drain and thru hull , now my question how would you attach the two lengths of timber to the hull ? , also what fibre glass Matt and resin would you use to cover the marine ply and tab it up onto to hull about 4 inches all the way around ,I am not to worried about appearance as it will be out of sight , just want it strong as it will be free from any other support , and will be housing 15 mt of 8 mm chain plus 50 mt of line ,probably around 30 kg , but with the slope of the shelf the weight should be resting on the hull forward as well as shelf , thanks for your insight cheers from Australia
@motorcityboatwerks
Ай бұрын
Welcome Aboard PanPan👍😁 thanks for the comment. See the Playlists. Unfortunately I don’t consult on projects via the comments section. patreon.com/MotorCityBoatWerks
I loved how you did the vídeo. Funny and caught my attention. I live in the southeast state of Brazil.
@jefersonscholze9445
11 ай бұрын
I will review your pocket cruiser. I am planning to build one.
@motorcityboatwerks
11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Jeferson. Be sure to stay tuned as I have another interesting project in the horizon 😁
@motorcityboatwerks
11 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard Jeferson and thanks for the feedback 👍😁
Your davit is a nice design but if you made the base with a pin to rotate you could tip the arms towards the bow and gain more height
@motorcityboatwerks
Жыл бұрын
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I'm looking to get a dingy boat to restore for chaap to take in my pickup so I can use it as a rower.
@motorcityboatwerks
Ай бұрын
Great first project 😁👍
Very informative video. I like the references to your other videos detailing the materials used. Could you make the pictures of the videos clickable links?
@motorcityboatwerks
7 ай бұрын
Sorry KZread doesn’t allow me to successfully do that across all platforms. But you can easily find the links by going to my KZread Channel and watching the playlists. Thanks for your comment😁be sure to subscribe and spread the word
We had one of these dinks several years back with the original flotation. It sank. Nice safe useful modification
@motorcityboatwerks
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard, I think it will be a nice upgrade
It would have been nice to see a lot more of the work as it was being done.
@motorcityboatwerks
Жыл бұрын
Some projects in my videos were completed long before my KZread channel. But don’t worry there’s lots more work to do. You should definitely check out the Live Stream from the Boat Werks. Be sure to Watch the Albin 27 Playlist to take the channel to the next level. Then all your dreams will come true. Thanks again for your support
LIked and Subcribed. Good info!
@motorcityboatwerks
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and welcome aboard! Be sure to check out the Albin 27 playlist to see all the unusual projects going on in the Werks
Would it be strong enough to take a sail?
@motorcityboatwerks
2 ай бұрын
Sure 😁but it’s no longer rigged to sail. It’s a dinghy row boat
your dingy is very sharp, very smart . electric trolling motor would work?
@motorcityboatwerks
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Larry: it will be a 2hp air cooled Honda Lightweight and reliable
I just love finding beat up things and restoring them. Great job, Sir! If i might make one little comment about your blog. When you do a transition or interruption you throw up that color thing on the screen...followed by a piercing beep. Maybe it is my age...but it jars my senses every time and i find it unnerving. Please don't do that.
@motorcityboatwerks
8 ай бұрын
Alan you should be old enough to remember channel interruptions and community service messages on broadcast TV. Welcome to the channel😁
The dinghy looks great! Where did you buy the PVC board you used for the toe rail?
@motorcityboatwerks
Жыл бұрын
Mark: Try a 2” x1” piece of extruded pvc trim stock which you might find at a big box store. While not exactly the same as pvc foam board in certain applications it’s a close enough substitute
@markgallagher1376
Жыл бұрын
Ok, I’ll try that. Thanks.
@motorcityboatwerks
7 ай бұрын
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Hi Joe no need to shout , we can hear you.
@motorcityboatwerks
10 ай бұрын
I know this guy is always shouting at me! 😂🤣😂
Hey Joe, I'll subscribe to your channel if you remove the annoying beep sound in the video. It really hurts my ears especially when wearing headphones. Good information though.
@motorcityboatwerks
4 ай бұрын
Last night after 18 months and 20 days MotorCity Boat Werks reached 5,001 subscribers. Well done everyone 😁👍 Your comment has been noted and I’ll see what can be done. In the mean time please subscribe and join the Werkers. This channel would Not be possible without your support. Thank you
Great build... but keep your face out of the camera. Focus the camera more on what you are doing and how you are doing it rather you....
@motorcityboatwerks
10 ай бұрын
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