For a first time boat builder, you're doing an excellent job. Remember brother, for a guy like you there's no such thing as a mistake, they're only a learning experience.
Grandpa the Grey Learning experience? I"m curios why he didn't learn that a 2" X 4" width is 1-1/2" and it's length on edge is 3-1/2". So when he nailed a 3-1/2" nail into a 3-1/2" board it only grabbed the amount he counter sunk that nail. How did he not learn why it wobbled was because it didn't sink in 2"? I didn't see or hear anything about the board being ripped down thinner and I'm pretty sure I heard him say he's using a 3-1/2" nail on a 2X4.? Did I miss something?
If you ever unstrap the barrels, the only suggestion (tweak) I would offer is to set them with the bung holes horizontal to the waterline. Unless well loaded they remain out of the water. If you load below half barrel, the barrels will partially pressurize thus help to keep any seepage out. Great project.
i started building one, framed a 6x12 platform today. i should have the barrels next week. i plan on some cool stow and go storage in the floor and more cool stuff like shade canopy and possibly aluminum rails, maybe a small ferry barge at the front for transporting dirtbikes or quads to islands!
97° out means those sealed barrels have expanded before you nailed down the strap so once you put your raft in the water those drums will return to a normal diameter and your straps may not be tight anymore but as a builder seeing how there locked in they still won't come out.
If you run into trouble with the drums collapsing you might try to pick up some cheap valve stems from the auto parts store and use a 12-volt air compressor to put about 10 lb of pressure in each drum. Be sure of course to locate the valve stem on the drum on the upper side. 10 lb of pressure will be plenty enough to keep the drums from collapsing when the temperature change.
+BraveTheWilds Oh yeah buddy!! At least the nights are cooling down quick!! Can't wait to get to the end of this set, just found you on here. What kind of paint did you use on the floor, please?
If you look back and read these, here is a suggestion,, if you can find a place that uses spray foam or similar product, have them spray the stuff into the barrels, which will set it a bit higher in the water and if water does get into the barrels you should not sink.
+Harry Irvine s lot of people think foam foam better than air. Although closed cell foam would be a great addition just in case of barrel punctures but it will increase displacement a little.
@@sup3rbirdStyrofoam would make the barrels safer because they would displace any incoming water even if the barrel gets a hole .. remember this is not all fun and games, the builder can be held liable by the law if something goes wrong.
seen on one build that the temperature changes make the air in the barrels contract and expand , think it will help if you drill a tiny 2 mm hole in each cap to alow for this , make the hole small enough so air can go in and out but water can't , hole needs to be on the top when you strap the barrels under the deck offcourse the labels will desolve pretty fast once there soaking in the water
Way to go kiddo I wish sure I had your drive and initiative had a bunch of blue barrels floating around when I was your age my first vote was a children's plastic pool going down the Genesee River one thing it's floating around right now with my stomach love watching God bless Jamie
Remember if you can measure how many gallon of water fit in a barrel.or pc pipe ..just multiply the weight of a gallon of water ( 8.6 pounds ) by number of gallons to get boyencey...so a 55 gallon barrel would be 8.6 × 55 = 473 pounds of flotation. This can made it easy to firguire out your projects.
you should not use galvanized fasteners with the modern treated lumber the treated lumber will eat them within a few years they sell special coated fasteners for use with treated lumber.
Good ole modern lumber that you buy warped like that. :( btw, where did you get the barrels from and how much? Good job and mega fun I bet. Oh, and wouldn't it have been better to have those straps in the barrel grooves then nothing would move for sure unless a strap came loose or stretched which isn't going to happen?
Good work but I would have put a rubber or silicone backing on those galvanized straps before I screwed them in place to adjust for friction wear on the barrels
Again nails, and now roofing nails, you think you should have used some type of rubber under the straps,? For helping on non slip, and wearing holes in barrels
Your math for the nails is off. That's 3.5 inches of 2x4 your hammering 3.5 inch nails into. Where is this extra 2 inches of nail coming from that you need to attach it to the base. You can clearly see the 2x4 still moving after you nail it. Did you go get longer nails?
The volume of the displaced water multiplied by the weight of the water. in this case, 55 gallons × 8.36 pounds per gallon = 459.8 maximum buoyancy per barrel.
Huh? What was that you said? Can't hear ya!! You'd be better off using brass screws anyway, nails will rot out the wood anyway. But don't worry, it will probably only be used a few times before you lose interest in it any who.. LOL
For a first time boat builder, you're doing an excellent job. Remember brother, for a guy like you there's no such thing as a mistake, they're only a learning experience.
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Learning experience? I"m curios why he didn't learn that a 2" X 4" width is 1-1/2" and it's length on edge is 3-1/2". So when he nailed a 3-1/2" nail into a 3-1/2" board it only grabbed the amount he counter sunk that nail. How did he not learn why it wobbled was because it didn't sink in 2"? I didn't see or hear anything about the board being ripped down thinner and I'm pretty sure I heard him say he's using a 3-1/2" nail on a 2X4.? Did I miss something?
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If you ever unstrap the barrels, the only suggestion (tweak) I would offer is to set them with the bung holes horizontal to the waterline. Unless well loaded they remain out of the water. If you load below half barrel, the barrels will partially pressurize thus help to keep any seepage out. Great project.
i started building one, framed a 6x12 platform today. i should have the barrels next week. i plan on some cool stow and go storage in the floor and more cool stuff like shade canopy and possibly aluminum rails, maybe a small ferry barge at the front for transporting dirtbikes or quads to islands!
97° out means those sealed barrels have expanded before you nailed down the strap so once you put your raft in the water those drums will return to a normal diameter and your straps may not be tight anymore but as a builder seeing how there locked in they still won't come out.
I would fill coat the cap with silicone then tighten that way they would stay sealed.
Or plumbers glue.
If you run into trouble with the drums collapsing you might try to pick up some cheap valve stems from the auto parts store and use a 12-volt air compressor to put about 10 lb of pressure in each drum. Be sure of course to locate the valve stem on the drum on the upper side. 10 lb of pressure will be plenty enough to keep the drums from collapsing when the temperature change.
I can't wait to see this beauty out on the water, fully finished and decorated with all your equipment. Very nice!
SoccerToBePro Took it out today and had a good time. I'll try and post a video within a week with it out on the water.
BraveTheWilds Good to hear, I'll be looking for it.
Looking good,your a trooper working in 97 degree heat,I hope humidity wasn't too high.
willynthepoorboys2 It's the South, the humidity is always high.
+BraveTheWilds Oh yeah buddy!! At least the nights are cooling down quick!! Can't wait to get to the end of this set, just found you on here. What kind of paint did you use on the floor, please?
If you look back and read these, here is a suggestion,, if you can find a place that uses spray foam or similar product, have them spray the stuff into the barrels, which will set it a bit higher in the water and if water does get into the barrels you should not sink.
It will ride lower with foam because foam is heavier than air.
+Harry Irvine s lot of people think foam foam better than air. Although closed cell foam would be a great addition just in case of barrel punctures but it will increase displacement a little.
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@@sup3rbirdStyrofoam would make the barrels safer because they would displace any incoming water even if the barrel gets a hole .. remember this is not all fun and games, the builder can be held liable by the law if something goes wrong.
seen on one build that the temperature changes make the air in the barrels contract and expand , think it will help if you drill a tiny 2 mm hole in each cap to alow for this , make the hole small enough so air can go in and out but water can't , hole needs to be on the top when you strap the barrels under the deck offcourse
the labels will desolve pretty fast once there soaking in the water
Strapped the barrels down in heat ( expanded air ) what happens when you get colder weather ?...barrels shrink....loose straps. Just my observation.
You may want to put some sort of cone or wedge on one end of the pontoons to cut through the water better. Might help with navigation.
You can get the barrels from a towns water treatment plant..usually about 25 bucks per.
I dont think I would have thought of the channel locks use in that way, bravo!
Way to go kiddo I wish sure I had your drive and initiative had a bunch of blue barrels floating around when I was your age my first vote was a children's plastic pool going down the Genesee River one thing it's floating around right now with my stomach love watching God bless Jamie
looks like it will last till the first storm. I'd wear a life jacket
Now this guy knows what's his doing. Good old american know how. Thank you buddy. I hope you post when you complete it and get it in the water.
Why not use the grooves in the barrels for added stability.?
How wide and what gauge was your galvanized strapping?
Remember if you can measure how many gallon of water fit in a barrel.or pc pipe
..just multiply the weight of a gallon of water ( 8.6 pounds ) by number of gallons to get boyencey...so a 55 gallon barrel would be 8.6 × 55 = 473 pounds of flotation.
This can made it easy to firguire out your projects.
Where did you get those barrels? Asking because I'd like to build something like that.
Mark M you can look on craigslist or offer up or let go they usually go for $10-$25 a barrel
Where do you find plastic barrels?
always go stainless with hardware that's being used for nautical purposes
Curiously, did the hot temp of installation make the barrels contract when it got into cold water?
you should not use galvanized fasteners with the modern treated lumber the treated lumber will eat them within a few years they sell special coated fasteners for use with treated lumber.
***** i would suggest the polymer coated fasteners but hot-dipped would be a viable alternative
justmehangingmyhat :you're right its better to use copper nails
It doesn't look like pt wood, it looks like untreated lumber!
i was considering using stainless steel or making stainless straps for the one i started today...
Why don't you fill them with foam?
How much money do you got into it? Just the lumber barrels and straps
What you don't want is a drum used in corrosive service for flotation.
the straps are not strong if you hit a log in the water, you need a 1/4x2 inches wide aluminum flats
What about using pvc pipes? Wouldn't it be easier?
I would of used lag bolts . Cool build nice job .
Cool is that pressure treated lumber?
Good ole modern lumber that you buy warped like that. :( btw, where did you get the barrels from and how much?
Good job and mega fun I bet.
Oh, and wouldn't it have been better to have those straps in the barrel grooves then nothing would move for sure unless a strap came loose or stretched which isn't going to happen?
Repping the Wells Lamont gloves for this cool project!
Good work but I would have put a rubber or silicone backing on those galvanized straps before I screwed them in place to adjust for friction wear on the barrels
I wonder if the barrels are swelled from the heat?
Galvinized, not going to rust- they will.
Again nails, and now roofing nails, you think you should have used some type of rubber under the straps,? For helping on non slip, and wearing holes in barrels
Your math for the nails is off. That's 3.5 inches of 2x4 your hammering 3.5 inch nails into. Where is this extra 2 inches of nail coming from that you need to attach it to the base. You can clearly see the 2x4 still moving after you nail it. Did you go get longer nails?
Hey Kenny, i was wondering, where did you get the 55 gallon barrels?
You can get empty barrels almost anywhere
You inspired me to make one, brother.
Keep coming up with genius idea.
this is absolute genius
where did you buy the barrels
it looks good buddy I made one like that but mind is a house boat call the hobo out of old town Florida
I like your channel, I hope you will learn to listen to people as the years go on. And I hope you and yours don't get hurt in the learning curve.
where did you buy the drums?
You can buy them almost anywhere
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Cool work bro. Might be able to use locktite on those caps too.
I know this video is 3 years old and I have seen some people say use spray foam inside the barrels. I would use ping pong balls.
do you have any idea what is the maximum load that 1 barrel can hold in water?
55 gallons
The volume of the displaced water multiplied by the weight of the water. in this case, 55 gallons × 8.36 pounds per gallon = 459.8 maximum buoyancy per barrel.
I believe you're playing my song in the background
Be careful using different types of screws and nails you could cause electrolysis that will accelerate corrosion
Paint cap,lid,plugs with tar
I certainly would not want that COROSIVE LABEL showing. when I launched it.
Where do people get these barrels?
Most hardware stores have them
There is no way plumbers tape held those barrels unless there's no motor
Volume problems can't hear a word you said.
You are going to have so much fun.
pressurize them with super cold air.
What kind of barrel and where can I buy it
55 gallon plastic barrels, you can get them almost anywhere.
Great job young man. Nice #Boat
Good job bro
Trying to watch the video for the boat but keep getting stuck listening to your music in the background
Nice but it will probably weigh 800 lbs, how in the world are you going to load it and move in the water
whats the width and length of it ?
ron paganelli 8x12
thanks man great work.
bung wrench works much better use what you have right? just saying Old One Legged Joseph T
You need to work on your audio! But I like the way you talk--kind of like a character from King of the Hill discussing propane...
Into the mistery
Looks good!
Huh? What was that you said? Can't hear ya!! You'd be better off using brass screws anyway, nails will rot out the wood anyway. But don't worry, it will probably only be used a few times before you lose interest in it any who.. LOL
Fill them with Phnom before cealing the caps
art4lumley what is phnom? Did you mean foam
Hazordous Barrells...?
Hurricane brackets
good
Excelente idea ¡¡
How's it holding up?
wicked cool!!
workingclasswoodsman Thank you
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Will not Last...will rust and brake after à few years
Nice
Tem Instagran?
Nice boat but stop talking so much about the heat
hot is nothing live in Arizona then you will see what hot is
Amadeus Rocks is all about the humidity
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stainless nails better,sorry
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