Thank you sir,Eric Scott ********** Hello again Paul.Thanks for the tips on the oars. Do you take credit card? If not let me know how I can get them. But I do now! Not to mention last years week long trip down the Green. I didn't have the time nor money then to do it. I remember some 14 odd years ago reading plans on building your river boat. All I had to do was type in "Outdoor life river boat plans" into Google and there you are. I can't tell you how excited I am right now to have found your site! I have placed several calls, e-mails and faxes to Outdoor life trying to find you.
Adding more than a couple inches of rocker to the otherwise almost flat bottom may also require refitting slightly wider bulkheads to compensate for slightly more beam so the decision is usually based on how the boat will be used. The ply/epoxy construction technique, once the hull panels are laced together and before fillets or bulkheads are installed, allows the builder to force slightly more or less rocker into the hull by adjusting small spacer blocks under the fore and aft ends of the bottom. A flatter run on the bottom translates to an easier rowing hull and more efficient motoring, while more rocker makes a hull easier to spin in the water and may perform slightly better in moderate white water. Length overall can also be modified a few inches by building slightly more rocker into the bottom or keeping it flatter. The overall beam, as well as the LOA, may be a couple of inches more or less because of the way in which different types and thicknesses of plywood bend, the manner in which gunnel strips are laminated either as an inwale on the inside of the gunnel or as an outwale on the outside, and thickness of strips of different species which will make the required bend without breaking.
The measurements are approximate because this construction technique allows a degree of flexibility to the builder and the finished boats always seem to come out slightly different. The Max boat is about 14 feet LOA with a beam at the chine of 4 feet and a topside beam of approximately 62 inches.
INBOARD CENTER CONSOLE BOAT PLANS MANUAL
The Max building plans include a 40 page spiral bound manual of photos, sketches, sources, step-by-step, builders tips, plus in-depth discussion of options and modifications to customize the basic boat, all written for amateurs and first-timers. Some Max builders have installed thicker topsides and structural seating instead of compartments, and whitewater versions have completely compartmentalized interiors with self-bailing footwells. Or the center console can be equipped with adjustable seating for changing situations. The boat can be set up for a guide and client layout with aft rowing station and room forward to stand for casting, or with midships rowing station and seating on fore and aft compartments. A motorized version provides the ability to launch at the "put-in", repeatedly motor upstream and drift back down, without the need for a shuttle vehicle at a separate "take-out" location. Traditional drift boat seating may also be installed over the console, and the seats can be made removable for the best of both layouts.Ī motor well in the console locates a small motor safely and efficiently inside the hull with easy access to motor controls, and even the smallest of gas or electric motors will push the slippery hull. The center console feature provides structural support to the clean open hull, adjustable seating, storage and flotation compartments, and is also an ideal location for a motor well. The increased size of the Max boat provides a considerable safety feature in rough water, and it will handle up to three adults with gear. The Max boat is only 18 inches longer than the Mini but the increased width and depth of the Max provide almost double the volume of the Mini and at 125 pounds for the lightweight version its still a cartopper if you don't want the hassle of a trailer. The Maxi Mac is a slightly enlarged version of the solo Mini Mac drift boat. A cartopper if you don't want the hassle of a trailer
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