This is more or less a diary to document the fun that I hope to have in building a mahogony runabout. The design I have chosen is by Glen-L in the states, and is called a "Monaco". It comes in at a little over 19 feet long, and will look very similiar to the runabouts of the 1930's and 40's. It will be powered by a Lexus V8 4litre (250) engine that will be "Marinised" for safety and suitability.
I am luckly in that my nearest launching point for a boat is about 500 metres from where I live, its a sea harbour, but we live quite a way up the harbour and usually the water is reasonably smooth and theres plenty of room.
To find out more about the boat design you can go to https://www.boatdesigns.com/19-Monaco-classic-mahogany-runabout/products/240/
There is also a very active boat builder forum, without which I wouldn't attempt this project. This can be found at http://www.glen-l.com/phpBB2/index.php
I have spent the last 2 years planning, reasearching, SAVING (these things aren't cheap to build), and I am about to actually start building. Last weekend I made a big table out of a 4' x 8' sheet of ply. This is to mark out and construct the frames on. This weekend I indend on going out and buying my first lot of timber.
