Boat Construction


How to Make a Simple Pop Pop Boat

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BUILD A WOODEN DINGY KIT: INSTRUCTIONS AS FOLLOWS

GLUE NEEDED SUPA GLUE, WOOD ADHESIVE, SEALANT make sure it is paintable. A HOT MELT GLUE GUN CAN BE USED IT WILL SPEED UP CONSTRUCTION

LAY OUT ALL THE PIECES

INCLUDES 20 CABLE TIES

ASSEMBLE THE FORDECK USING THE SUPA GLUE

ASSEMBLE THE CENTRE SEAT USING THE SUPA GLUE

ASSEMBLE THE AFT DECK USING THE SUPA GLUE

FOREDECK

CENTRE SEAT

AFT DECK. ONCE THEY ARE DRY USE A WOOD ADHESIVE AND RUN A LINE ON ALL THE JOINTS.

ALLOW TO DRY COMPLETELY

NOW BEGIN TO ASSEMBLE THE BOTTOM AND SIDES WITH THE CABLE TIES

DO NOT TIGHTEN THE CABLE TIES LEAVE LOOSE

START IN THE MIDDLE AND HEAD TOWARDS THE FRONT. THEN HEAD TOWARDS THE BACK

ADD A BEAD OF WOOD GLUE AROUND THE BOTTOM JOINT BEFORE TIGHTENING THE CABLE TIES

PROGRESSIVLY START TIGHTENING THE CABLE TIES FROM THE FRONT TO BEFORE THE LAST TWO CABLE TIES AT THE BACK

INSTERT TWO CABLE TIES BETWEEN THE BOTTOM AND THE TRANSOM LEAVE LOOSE

ADD REMAINING CABLE TIES. ADD WOOD ADHESIVE TO ALL THE JOINTS

TIGHTEN ALL THE REMAINING CABLE TIES

ALL CABLE TIES TIGHTENED. YOU CAN RUN ANOTHER BEAD OF ADHESIVE AROUND THE INSIDE EDGE

ALL CABLE TIES TIGHTENED. ALLOW YOUR ADHESIVE TO DRY COMPLETELY

YOU CAN NOW REMOVE YOUR CABLE TIES. BUT LEAVE THE BACK ONES AROUND THE TRANSOM IN PLACE. YOU CAN RUN A THIN BEAD OF SEALANT IF YOU DESIRE

FLIP OVER AND GLUE YOUR KEEL INTO PLACE. ALLOW YOUR SEALANT AND GLUE TO DRY

LOCATE THE SHORT VERTICAL MARK ON THE SIDE. SPREAD THE HULL AND INSET THE CENTRE SEAT INTO POSITION HERE BY PUSHING DOWN

INSERT THE FORDECK INTO POSITION

INSERT THE AFT SEAT INTO POSITION. APPLY ADHESIVE TO ALL THE JOINTS OF THE SEATS AND FOREDECK AND ALLOW TO DRY. IF YOU HAVE GAPS YOU CAN USE SEALANT TO FILL THESE.

REMOVE THE LAST OF THE CABLE TIES FROM THE BACK OF THE DINGHY

YOU CAN FILL ALL THE CABLE TIE HOLES WITH A WOOD FILLA ALLOW TO DRY AND SAND SMOOTH

ASEMBLE THE MAST STEP WITH YOUR SUPA GLUE ALLOW TO DRY

GLUE THE MAST STEP INTO POSITION ON THE FORWARD BULKHEAD. ALLOW TO DRY

YOUR DINGHY IS NOW COMPLETE

YOU CAN PAINT YOUR DINGHY, MAKE A SAIL WHERE EVER YOUR IMAGINATION TAKES YOU 

YOU CAN ADD A MAST USING 6MM DOWL. CARDBOAD OR CALICO MAKES A GOOD SAIL.

IF YOU WISH TO PAINT YOUR DINGHY WE RECOMEND YOU UNDERCOAT FIRST AND THEN APPLY EITHER SPRAY PAINT OR AN EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINT TO YOUR COLOUR OF CHOICE

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR FINISHED DINGHY. YOU CAN SEND PHOTOS TO OUR EMAIL: scmbctr@optusnet.com.au. and we will put them up on our facebook page. YOU CAN EVEN BRING ALONG TO ONE OF OUR FAMILY COME AND TRY DAYS AND PUT IT IN THE WATER. OUR NEXT FAMILY COME AND TRY DAY IS COMING UP ON THE 28TH SEPTEMBER 2024 10AM - 1.00PM