Baker 17x54 build

Well I'm building a 17 54 baker drift boat. So far I've got a pallet of expensive ply wood and one scarf cut

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Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on August 9, 2017 at 10:48am

We'll see.  The engel 35 shown weighs around 25 pounds.  It only holds I think 32 ish quarts.  So filled with water it would be 57 pounds total.  I'm going to fall back to your design if I cant make it work between the ribs.  I am planning on gluing/screwing a false rib on the bow side of rib 8 and 7 to allow the cooler to sit level. My goal is to keep the cooler as low as possible to allow mounting a swivel and seat on top.  The biggest limitation has been finding coolers with less than 17 inch width to fit between the ribs thats also short enough to mount a seat on top of.  Once my side trays go in I think that engel will end up being the perfect size but we'll see.  Im really hoping I can choose the engel because they are currently on sale on their website. 

I contacted Jason Cajune about his rope seats and he was kind enough to send me a pdf plan for them so I'm hoping the wood/rope seat on top of the cooler will kind of blend the modern/classic ideas nicely

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on September 13, 2017 at 7:28pm
I just went back through here as I'm working on the floor design and realized I was thinking of gasoline when coming up with the weight. 32 quarts/8 gallons x 8.35 a gallon is 67 pounds. Add the cooler and it's 92 lbs. I'm starting to think of using Gregs above the floorboard mounting method with barrel bolts to secure it in two different positions. That extra weight that far forward with a rear passenger as well may be a blessing. We'll see. In reality I think between ice and beer the cooler will be at the most 60 or so lbs.
Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on August 9, 2017 at 11:07am

this is the general idea

Permalink Reply by Gregg Maddock on August 9, 2017 at 2:03pm
I was thinking of the same design and probably would of done it if it was my personal boat. But I Guide so I opted for my room.
Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on August 9, 2017 at 2:44pm

yeah with the side trays rod storage is answered and everyone can have their stuff right next to them all the time.  I hate digging in bags for a fly box or whatever. Not to mention beer holding capacity is basically unlimited

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on July 9, 2020 at 7:47pm

Only took 3 years to figure it out


Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on August 16, 2017 at 8:39am

Got the hull complete. Time to start on the interior

Jay Strugnells stunning walnut

Permalink Reply by JAY STRUGNELL on August 20, 2017 at 5:55pm
Very nice woodworking, that is going to be fantastic
Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on August 20, 2017 at 7:58pm

Cant figure out how to post the screen shots but heres the video of us getting it down

https://vimeo.com/230390564

 

Video of the extraction

Permalink Reply by Mike Baker on August 21, 2017 at 3:50pm

Nerve wrecking to watch, can't imagine doing it. Great crew!

You buy the beer?

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on August 22, 2017 at 8:04am

oh yes, in my mind that was the only guarantee of the boats safety.  We had one before the move to calm the nerves

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough on August 22, 2017 at 8:45am

Finally on a computer that lets me copy images

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