Has anyone built this before?

[yacht07]

I want to know if anyone has built a wooden lobster boat in their back yard before? Something around 40ft in length. I mean not ordered to a builder but just built himself?

If yes, can you share your experience?

something like this :

[yacht07]

I guess nobody has any intention on this post

just take a look at this website then... That's why I have posted my question here.

CLICK HERE

[Kamper]

Not me. Most people here have not built their own boats, with their own hands. Some have contracted with a yard to custom build. With luck, another member may provide a link to other sites more active in that level of DIY. If not, try again in a couple months since some boaters go dormant in their off-season.

Good luck!

[Florida R227]

I was reading in Passagmaker magazine last month about guys making their own Diesel Duck trawlers in a mere 10,000 hours. That's alot of nights and weekends. I think I'll stick with the smaller projects.

[crash1371]

If you have the time and resources great. There was a Dr. here in Texas that built his sailboat it looked great and worked very well when he had it put in the water at Sabine lake,Pass. A barge created a wake and he got his foot stuck between the boat and dock and it crushed his foot so bad that it was cut off. Here is some other links

http://www.boat-links.com/linklists/boatlink-02.html

Edited April 1, 2011 by TimW Texas

[CH 23]

yacht07,

go to bateau.com, I've built one of their boats

CH23

[Cracker Larry]

I have built quite a few boats, but nothing as ambitious as that 40' lobster boat! That would probably take a backyard builder 10 years, if he could keep the momentum going. Until you've done it, you just can't comprehend how much work is in a project like that. Makes me hurt to think about it

go to bateau.com

Ditto, they have great plans, great pricing and excellent support. But they don't have plans for any boats that large. They have a 26' lobster boat and a 28 trawler. Should soon be releasing a 34 trawler, Jacques Mertens has been working on it a couple of years.

This is the largest I've been brave enough to tackle so far..