I haven't been in this boat, but with a bottom width of 7' and a draft of only 7" it should be quite stable. a 50 should plane this hull easily, but at 900 pounds, don't expect to set any speed records, especially when loaded to its 2000-pound capacity.. Free plans: the 13' rowing dory assay (free downlaodable plans with full-size pattern from classic wooden boat plans); absolutely free plans (links to free online boat plans); ariawood boat works (plywood punts, jonboats and one-sheet boats); architectura navalis mercatoria (high resolution images of the drawings in frederik hendrik af chapman's book). Designers, plans & kits a to m: 16' mckenzie river driftboat plans and construction manual (from altair industries, ft. collins, colorado); adirondack guide boat (cedar strip adirondack guide boat kits, north ferrisburgh, vermont); advanced multihull designs (amd, high speed passenger and vehicle ferries); aeromarine research (tunnel boat design books and software).
My dad started a steam boat project and unfortunately he passed away before it was finished and now i would like to sell it. the boat is a fanny the fantail steam launch.. Zip by pat wilkening, san diego, california july 1, 2009 building my zip was a really fun project. i used mahogany ply, sapele and honduras mahogany to build the hull and deck.. The following cost and time figures have been submitted by builders. if a year of build was provided, we have included that information, otherwise the date of build is unknown so take that into consideration when estimating your costs..