Happy that you have Baby Blues back in the water. We hope that the Birdwatcher that we built and you showed a shot of in this video has stewards as good as you and your family. Safe journeys and adventures.
excellent. I just finished my own project..... in the water anyway. A little smaller though at 8ft by 4 ;) I started it as a father son project years ago but he lost interest and so it sat. I found the "rubber dinghy" was too heavy, and too big. So I looked at the partly done plywood dinghy (at half the weight) and cut it in half added a bulkhead so both halves float. We now have a nested dinghy that fits our forward deck with room left to deal with anchoring. The little 3/4Hp motor pushes it just fine.... and it rows so much easier than the rubber one did. So another launch. Maybe we'll see you on the water if we get down south of the 49... so to speak.
Very nicely done. Interesting to see how 'easy' (relatively) these ply box boats are to repair. Might be an idea to give the boat an annual going over with a wood moisture meter.
@@babybluesbyphilbolger I don't have a name for it. But I'd say it most resembles one of the Dutch power sloops with the small cabin up front. I'll look up a video and post it so you can get the general idea.
@babybluesbyphilbolger here you go. Not this but my homemade version of this. Except electric powered. Hybrid. Electric motors which has propane gens to direct power the motors while charging the batteries back up. On just battery my smaller version went over 30miles easy on battery alone. But my son and I go out like you do with your family and camp. I'm in Florida and we go out to a lot of remote spots and remote islands. We decided we prefer a cabin now over a tent. ua-cam.com/video/NNh0KEcMyxc/v-deo.htmlsi=8wFHC00JTj1pi5in
Chelanigans comments are turned off, couldn't respond there. Chelan water is low and cold in June, but the air is nice. Chelan is a dock lake, not many places to beach and camp. We stopped going to Chelan and moved our summer vacation boating to Lake Roosevelt. Getting in the water too soon (seasonally and mileage wise) will put you in cold and desolate waters. Lincoln, WA is our launch point AFTER the 4th of July. Haystack Rock and Hawke Creek are frequently missed by newcomers, which is a shame. The warmer water is up the Spokane arm if you travel any distance. All points north of the confluence have colder water, but plenty to see from the boat. It gets hot in the day, though - we have to swim a lot to keep cool (anchor nose facing south, stern tied to beach when possible). That's why we avoid the cold water.
Thanks for the message, and for telling us the comments where off! They appear to be fixed now. We absolutely plan on checking out lake Roosevelt next year. Thanks for the useful information!
I always admired Phil Bolgers' designs, they were just so unique, and they worked.
That has been our experience all around. Thanks for watching.
Happy that you have Baby Blues back in the water. We hope that the Birdwatcher that we built and you showed a shot of in this video has stewards as good as you and your family. Safe journeys and adventures.
We hope the same for your beautiful Birdwatcher! We admire that boat so much, very nice job and pleasure to hear from you. Thanks for watching!
We saw that come up for sale and tried to figure out how to get it but it was too far away, sheesh.
"etched with the passage of time and the stories of its life"... I love that quote! Very nice Ryan and Erin.
Thanks Dad.
Excellent and well done! That was a big job but now you're all set for another 20+ years. Time to enjoy your efforts. Cheers!
Thanks Gary.
Great job of functional restoration, well done.
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excellent. I just finished my own project..... in the water anyway. A little smaller though at 8ft by 4 ;) I started it as a father son project years ago but he lost interest and so it sat. I found the "rubber dinghy" was too heavy, and too big. So I looked at the partly done plywood dinghy (at half the weight) and cut it in half added a bulkhead so both halves float. We now have a nested dinghy that fits our forward deck with room left to deal with anchoring. The little 3/4Hp motor pushes it just fine.... and it rows so much easier than the rubber one did. So another launch. Maybe we'll see you on the water if we get down south of the 49... so to speak.
Haha, loved the blooper. Really that is every good boat, not perfect and loved. I want to build a Minnesota now.
Haha, thank you. A very candid moment from Ryan talking to himself. 😂
If you do a build, document it!
Nice work Ryan! And a nicely made video. I hope to get to see this boat in person this summer.❤
Dan. We got to get together somehow. We owe you a follow up letter. I think we have more stuff you will enjoy seeing.
Very nicely done. Interesting to see how 'easy' (relatively) these ply box boats are to repair. Might be an idea to give the boat an annual going over with a wood moisture meter.
I'm glad you found this valuable. The moisture meter is an excellent idea.
Love this. Glad to see you do it. Im still on mine ive had a lot happen this past year but hope to have my one of a kind boat finished in 4mths.
Watcha building?
@@babybluesbyphilbolger I don't have a name for it. But I'd say it most resembles one of the Dutch power sloops with the small cabin up front. I'll look up a video and post it so you can get the general idea.
@babybluesbyphilbolger here you go.
Not this but my homemade version of this. Except electric powered. Hybrid. Electric motors which has propane gens to direct power the motors while charging the batteries back up. On just battery my smaller version went over 30miles easy on battery alone. But my son and I go out like you do with your family and camp. I'm in Florida and we go out to a lot of remote spots and remote islands. We decided we prefer a cabin now over a tent.
ua-cam.com/video/NNh0KEcMyxc/v-deo.htmlsi=8wFHC00JTj1pi5in
Chelanigans comments are turned off, couldn't respond there. Chelan water is low and cold in June, but the air is nice. Chelan is a dock lake, not many places to beach and camp. We stopped going to Chelan and moved our summer vacation boating to Lake Roosevelt. Getting in the water too soon (seasonally and mileage wise) will put you in cold and desolate waters. Lincoln, WA is our launch point AFTER the 4th of July. Haystack Rock and Hawke Creek are frequently missed by newcomers, which is a shame. The warmer water is up the Spokane arm if you travel any distance. All points north of the confluence have colder water, but plenty to see from the boat. It gets hot in the day, though - we have to swim a lot to keep cool (anchor nose facing south, stern tied to beach when possible). That's why we avoid the cold water.
Thanks for the message, and for telling us the comments where off! They appear to be fixed now. We absolutely plan on checking out lake Roosevelt next year. Thanks for the useful information!