(CapriciousD) wrote in message . com...
My name is David.
I am 16 years old and I want to know what to get my father for
Christmas (who is a nut when it comes to boats). He has built many
boats in his time. First he ever built was a Sunfish 14' with his
brother. But he is older now and he wants badly to build a boat for
our family, but doesn't find the time. I just want to know what the
best gift could be to someone who bellieves Zuzuki makes the best
outboard, the Nonsuch is the Goddess of sailboats and life doesn't get
sweeter than a Mercury BigFoot.

Any suggestion please reply to this or e-mail me directly.



Thanks in advance
Dave

Dude, listen to Gould. You will be on your way soon and could be half
way around the world in no time. My daughter just left to teach
English in Osaka! Way cool. Anyway, build a quick boat with your dad.
Understand that with the epoxy and mixing tools available today,
anyone can build a boat, with very basic tools and skills. There are
any number of plans available out there for anywhere from 50 bucks, to
free that are designed specifically for the first time builder, here
are a few to start with:
http://smallboats.com/iras_plans.htm
http://smallboats.com/plans.htm
http://www.instantboats.com
Any of the books by Dynamite Payson would make a great gift and I bet
Dynamite would be able to get it to you by Christmas if you call him
today. The book "Build the New Instant Boats" would make a great gift
for any boat lover and includes plans for six small boats along with
all the info needed to build them, along with a very colorful read
from a "down east" point of view. Payson himself is quite a character,
he sells the book for 20 bucks, I think it would make a perfect gift
for your dad.
Any of the boats above can be easily built in a garage or backyard,
with mostly general handyman type tools, for less than 200 bucks, in
about 40-50 hours, and the biggest thing is they can be built, an hour
or two here and there over a period of time depending on your
schedual!
A set of plans or the above mentioned book and a commitment to spend a
couple of hours a week with your dad would be the best boat related
gift you could give him. I am sure most here would agree. Of course,
most of us are boat builders .
Anyway, all of my daughters have cut their teeth early building simple
boats with me in the yard, they learn a lot and grow, I get a boat to
take them or my buddies fishin' with, some of our best memories are
related to the boats we have built together, everybody is happy. Did I
mention, I get a boat!
Scotty from SmallBoats.com Merry Christmas all.