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after looking at factory built boats it was plain to see that a family with children just did not have money for luxuries like a houseboat.
so, w e built our boat right in our back yard and you can too the hull was constructed of local lumberyard materials and covered with fiberglass.the end result was a craft that out performed factory built boats at a fraction of the cost. Plus, there is a special feeling knowing you built your boat yourself. It becomes more than a boat, it becomes part of your family and i can not think of a better family or school project.
amateur boat building is huge around the world. Canal boats, pontoon boats, houseboats and just about any type of factory built boat can be constructed by the back yard boat builder.
over the years we have received many questions about how we built this boat and what materials we used. We have answered all these and more in our book dream building .
this book is packed with information and humor about how we built and cruised our own boat affectionately named the "fair havens". It is loaded...more detail info
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