Recent content by Joseph Delgado Sr.

Hi Rich, Sorry mate, none for sale in the USA yet. (however if you happen to be in Brazil, I can hook you up) If there is enough interest, we are looking at building a limited number of units here in Louisiana.

Ictalurus The sheer line, is at the top of the sides of a vessel :-) (She's about 72" wide at the chine, which is where the sides meet the bottom)

Hey Jim, The boat has not been sold yet, as it is not quite finished. As you can see by the photos, we've yet to cut out the carpet for the hatch covers, and a few other details. :-) Preliminary Specs: L.O.A. - 5.2 Meters Beam - 76" at Sheer line Deadrise at Transom: 5.5 Degrees Transom...

Hey Johnny how you doing! Our design goal was: Semi V bow to take a chop Lots of Deck space with Clean Interior So thank you for the thumbs up!

:D New 17' Jon Boat Scratch Build

Kismet, I've designed and built quite a few boats over the years, and I still love pirogues. They're basically shrunk down dories, made for calm, I repeat, calm water. As for the heat... Mostly the sides this time of year, as the bottom is water cooled! But yeah, we're gonna read Johnny's...

Johnny, Thanks for the encouragement! I'll have to read your link about painting aluminum next! ARrr

Well we had a few days off from designing boats, and decided to start building a few toys...er I mean boats. This is a pirogue for my youngest Son Jacob :-) Would love to hear your input! Joseph Delgado Sr.

Ahoy Cajun, IMHO, Johnny has given you a solid two centavo deal. If you decide to vacate the cavity, at least relocate the flotation material, and more certainly would be wise if you are adding weight. In an ideal world the flotation would be perfectly balanced fore and aft, in such a way...

Ok here's 2 cents worth... Regulations... First, understand there is an entire classification (USCG, CFR) for power boats under 2hp. These regulations affect capacity, flotation requirements etc. That being said, your boat is/was more than likely designed within the guidelines of that ruling...

Before I comment, I want to make sure you have the hull I'm thinking of... Can you post a pic of your boat?

Thank you for the warm welcome! It's exciting to see so many boat projects, and so many talented forum members working on their own boats every day! Well around here, we're excited about some new boat designs, all Aluminum, of course, including the new Ninja Jon Boat Series we have on...