Instant Boat

I don't think the "instant" had much to do with the ease of building.
Rather, the "instant" comes from having a pile of oddly shaped plywood
panels that can be quickly assembled into something the average person
recognizes as a boat.

Comes from a time when the typical wood boat slowly grew from lofting,
jig building, timbers, molds, frames, plank patterns, deck beams, etc......

Rick



Bruce Hector wrote:

> I must beg to differ, Diablo most certainly is an instant boat, and
> very suitable for the first time builder.
>
> She is featured in Payson's "Build The New Instant Boats" and is the
> first boat I built. Well actually we built her and a Nymph at the
> same time.
>
> Diablo went together easily, easier than the severe bends on the
> Nymph and nailing to Nymphs skinny little 1/4 inch frames (until I
> figured out what Dyanamite meant by adding scraps to them, she now
> has a couple of broken hockey sticks permanently bonded to all her
> frames!) We added a bow floatation chamber and a short deck to
> enclose a small gear locker.
>
> My Diablo "Diabla", which means "she devil" is featured at my boat
> page
>http://www.brucesboats.com
>
> As to her seaworthyness, that she is. But not at speed, in rough
> water or even crossing a wake at plane she'll leap right out of the
> water and come down with a jarring thump. Makes me worry about the
> strength of the 1/4" sides where they join the bottom, or at the hard
> chine. She also is sensitive to trim, especially lateral trim. With
> her flat bottom being only 2 feet wide, you've got to scrunch towards
> the centre or fly with a list. Lots of reserve stability with that
> beautiful sweeping sheer and raised stern.
>
> Consider the 18' Diablo Grande, built open and strong like a Tolman,
> that would be an instant boat, able to survive his eams.
>
> Just my two cents worths, I love my "Diabla".
>
> Bruce Hector
>
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