Garage Built Boat

Was debating if I started a thread here as I’m already keeping up with Instagram and a microskiff forum but figure I’ve been a loyal OB follower so might as well see if ppl are interested. If it doesn’t gain traction I’ll probably just keep up on microskiff and insta.

Long story short I’ve been wanting to build a chris Morejohn poling skiff for over five years now. If you don’t know Chris Morejohn is considered by most the godfather of poling skiffs and he designed and built all the original hells bay boats.

Two years ago I bought a set of his plans and a TD poster here was supposed to help me modify a few things in cad before getting my buddy to cnc cut the stations. That drug it’s feet until I finally said screw it I’ll cut the mods in later.

What you see is progress I’ve made over about 2.5 weeks.

Boat will be 3/4” divincyel h80 foam core with 3 layers of basalt glass on the outside and 3 layers of 10oz eglass on the inside. All epoxy resin.

I added a tunnel and added some height to the transom so I can put a jackplate and low water pickups and run some pretty shallow Texas flats.

Boat should ideally float 6” empty. And likely 8” once loaded. We will see about all that.

I’ve got an old 50hp 2 stroke merc that I may throw on the back or if it comes to the end I may buy a 60hp tohatsu.

Thinking I’m going to build it side console but I’m not sold yet.







Pellegrini Marine Electronics cutting my jigs. Anybody in southeast La needing any marine electroncis work should really check them out. Go look up their Instagram page have a decent amount of work they’ve done on there.



Day 1 of hanging jigs.



Finished up hanging jigs, keel, sheerflange, and cut the tunnel in on day 2.