The Top 5 Most Popular Small Boats You Can Build

Because the Internet offers a wealth of boat-building resources it is now easier than ever to build any one of the top 5 most popular small boats in your garage or back yard. If you have basic carpentry skills and love creating things with your hands then perhaps it time to consider building your own dream wooden boat.

The finished boat can be sold for a profit or used by you and your family for many years to come. The satisfaction and pride that a boat building project can give you cannot be measured. However the amount of money you save compared to buying a premade one, can.

If you are not sure which small boat (from the many available out there to choose from )is the right one for you, then read the list below to see which are the five most popular boats people are building today.

The types of activity on the water you want to use it for as well as the amount of people that will be enjoying it with you, are important additional factors to consider.

Five Popular Boats

Skiffs

A skiff is a small light boat used for rowing or sailing and is only big enough for one person. A small outboard motor can also be used with one. These are mainly for calm conditions.

Rowboats

Rowboats are not really built for speed and are easily propelled across the water using oars. They are built primarily for leisure or as dinghies for bigger sailing yachts. Great for racing and depending on its length can carry quite a lot of rowers.

Dinghies

Dinghies come in all shapes and sizes. You can sail them, row them or use a motor with them. Most people’s first boating experience will most probably have been on a dinghy. Dinghies ‘are often seen being towed on a long line behind a motor boat or yacht.

The crew use them the same as we use a car to get about and to load cargo from land to their bigger boat. They are also used for fishing, to go diving or snorkelling and I sometimes use mine to get to surf spots. They are light and easy to manoeuvre making it easy for kids or adults to use. Most are pretty stable and a well-constructed one can last a life time.

Canoes

Canoes are usually propelled by single or double paddles but some do have rigs that allow you to sail them and are a lot of fun. These long slender open boats with pointed ends were traditionally made of light wooden frame work covered with painted canvas. In earlier times to make them waterproof, animal skins and even bark was used.

Kayaks

Traditionally used by the Inuit, these boats are also light framed and covered by canvas. There are also many types of fibreglass prebuilt kayaks available at marine stores.

You can find many great comprehensive “how to” boat building products available on the internet and if you do feel inspired to get your project started go and do some research now. Even if you only build one boat I can promise you that with all the skills you will acquire, you will always be proud of your achievement and will be able to use you newly acquired skills for future projects.

Frank Rijkers is a Certified Yachtmaster Offshore who has sailed the oceans around world in his home built 34ft sailing yacht (Footloose).As charter boat skipper and captain on private yachts, go to http://coolboatingsupplies.com for some cool ideas on yacht safety, boat building and hot products.

Frank Rijkers is a Certified Yachtmaster Offshore who has sailed the oceans around world in his home built 34ft sailing yacht (Footloose).As charter boat skipper and captain on private yachts, go to http://coolboatingsupplies.com for some cool ideas on yacht safety, boat building and hot products.

Author Bio: Frank Rijkers is a Certified Yachtmaster Offshore who has sailed the oceans around world in his home built 34ft sailing yacht (Footloose).As charter boat skipper and captain on private yachts, go to http://coolboatingsupplies.com for some cool ideas on yacht safety, boat building and hot products.

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