Wood Dinghy / Boat Build

While shopping online for a tender / dinghy for my sailboat I came across free plans for a Portuguese style rowing dinghy.  CLICK HERE to get to the site with plans and instructions on how to build.  I beefed up the transom a bit to accept an electric trolling motor but other then that I followed the plans directly.  After the project was complete we took it out for sea trials and I have since added a sail.  It was great fun building and has inspired me to tackle a larger project....which I am in the planning / research stages now.  It was as much fun to build as it has been to play with on the water.  Here are some pics and I plan to add video soon.

I was amazed at how quickly it started to look like a boat.

Attached Transom

Floor and seats are in.

Let the fiberglassing and sanding begin.

Painting.

Will it sink or swim?

Seems pretty stable.

Added a makeshift sail. 

Here she is out on Lake Michigan in a little bit of chop.  

Sitting at the dinghy dock in Saugatuck, Michigan.
It made it all the way across the lake.  The trees
in the background is where the voyage began.

-Ryan Parks