BGG Brazos Boat works Cruiser SS 3 panel build(review)

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BGG Brazos Boat works Cruiser SS 3 panel build(review)

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Here we go.
I got the plans from Gerald for this little sweety, I will pick some wood up tomorrow.
It is a `24 by 16 ft boat 3 panel
Build will be strip stitch and Glue with a couple twist :lol:
Let the fun begin :D :D :D
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We'll be watching! :D
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Is this one going to be another striped/stitch & glue or are you going to use plywood?

Never mind, I guess I need to read a little more carefully.
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never say never ,but right now I am happy with the ss@g format,no ply for a while for me.
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This one will be wrc with white pine accents.
Short decks and a open cockpit.
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Re: BGG River Ranger 3 panel build

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First I will need to clarify on which boat this is. The River Ranger series of 3 panel boats are 12', 14', and 16'--all 28", or so, wide. The River Ranger design can look good and have good performance, but the biggest thing about River Ranger boats is that they are the simplest and easiest boat to build that I could design. Ron's offsets are NOT for a River Ranger boat. Ron's boat is a 16' X 24" 3 panel 'No Name" boat. I guess for right now we can call it the BBWorks "no name" boat. I don't know if it'll ever get a name. First we need to get Ron to build it and test it. If it ever gets a formal name then it, or something similar, will become one of my stock plans, but for now we're in the experimental stage. I'm excited about this because I know Ron will do a good job, test it thoroughly (even though it's his grand daughter's boat :wink: ), and let us know what he thinks.

BUT, as he mentioned in the last post, it will be built with the open cockpit, short deck, which is the Brazos River Fishing boat style.
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Opps
I fixed the topic ,sorry about that, It will be your style cockpit and decks.
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Gerald did you run the weight this boat will be happy carrying?
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.142 metric tons. If that's no help....it's 220 pounds at the 4" waterline. It should paddle fine 1" on either side of the waterline. Say...up to 300 pounds.
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142 metric tons. No no no no.
You mis understood this boat is for my grandaughter not my ex wife.
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bowgarguide wrote:142 metric tons. No no no no.
You mis understood this boat is for my grandaughter not my ex wife.
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:shock: :shock: :shock:

Sometimes I wonder if Ron has any regard for his own personal safety!
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Living on the edge bro
sometime I think I fill it crumbling a bit.
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Picked up some wrc 2 by 6 yesterday.
Time to make some saw dust.
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Well the rain is over started ripping some strips this morning. :D
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Pics :?: We want to see the Stripping Rig :lol:

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Mike
Not much to the ripping , just a table saw with a thin blade and a couple saw horses with roller on top.
Pics next week.
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Light Keeper's Kid wrote:Pics :?: We want to see the Stripping Rig :lol:

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No 3 blade rig Mike?
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Re: BGG Brazos Boat works No Name 3 panel build

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Ron i thought you were one of the guys that was cutting more than one strip at a time :? and I wanted to see that kind of set-up from the Stripping Gurus :D

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:shock:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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bowgarguide wrote: Build will be strip stitch and Glue with a couple twist :lol:
Uhhh......When's the last time one of your builds didn't have a couple of twists? :mrgreen: Can't wait to see it. Thinking this might be a great boat for my wife.
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Paddletrucker
I think this is going to be a fun quick little boat ,may be a little tippy,we will just have to wait and see.
:shock: Are you saying I am twisted :D :D :D
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Re: BGG Brazos Boat works No Name 3 panel build

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Tippy? Naaaawwww. A little girl will be able to paddle it....
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Started gluing up panel on the no name today.
this boat is going to be fun.
I also started panels for another boat ,I am going to try to pull a Gerald and build two at once.
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:D Well, that should keep you off the streets and outta the bars, for sure! Don't need to worry about gathering bait, either! :lol:
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For a few days

MAYBE

I am use to building with poly and it is fast so figured working with epoxy
I would have plenty of time
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SLIVER
That sounds like a good name for this boat,long slender pointed and shiny like a sliver of glass.
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