"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message

Ok, where were we? Oh yeah, the bottom. Lay your bottom panels across
the boat and mark the edges on the hull, mark the bottom pieces for
cutting. leave at least 1/4" inch extra to be removed later. This
helps nails go in without splitting out the edges and just makes
things easier. Now fasten 4x4's across the chine logs, flush with the
bottom, and where they will be the seams for the bottom panels. So,
there should be a crossmember at 4 feet from the transom, 8 feet, 12,
I think you get it now. fasten and glue the bottom panels to the stem,
transom, chinelogs, crossmembers. Note, it is a good idea to cut some
small notches in what will be the bottom of the crossmembers so as to
allow water to flow fore and aft. I usually put a strip or two of 4"
fiberglass tape bedded in resin on the outside seams of the boat,
mostly to protect the edges of the plywood, in this build, this step
is not structural so it is a matter of choice. Put on a skeg or two
and then flip her upright. Fasten some chunks of 2x2 to the sides, ten
inches up from the floor and attach some seats. You should take a
chunk of 2x6 from seat to floor in the center to support the width of
the seat top. Double up the plywood on the inside of the bottom with a
3x8x3/4" plate for the seat support to sit on. Next put in a breast
hook and quarter knees. Rabbit the front and back of the seats to
accept a 1/4" plywood to cover the foam which you should stuff under
the seats. Fasten on the gunnels 1x4 or 2x6 for more strength. 2x6's
can be bent in a few days by simply laying them over a big rock and
putting weight on either end... It wont take much, a cinder block or
two in each end will do the trick. Put on the hardware, paint, and
float.

Ok, we got a boat simple right? Uh, no you say? You don't understand
parts or I am not complete enough? That's ok.. Get the book "Instant
Boats" from Dynamite Payson at instantboats.com for about 20 bucks and
this will all make sense in a matter of a couple of hours of reading.
Note, Payson is a client of mine in another business. Anyway, happy
building and as always, I can be contacted directly at my website if
you have any specific questions.
Later guys, getting started about 6 weeks early this year, I will
hopefully have some nice pic's of the coming projects.
Scotty from SmallBoats.com