Construction is underway on the boat

The construction of the boat is underway! I've been using the boat plans I got from Uncle Johns Country Store to use as a guide. I say guide because I'm not building the boat quite to the specifications.... side walls aren't high enough, the plans weren't meant for pedals, chains and other gear I need to install for propulsion.

I've really turned this into a "green" project as I've obtained all the plywood for this from work. The equipment we get come in 1/4" plywood crates which I've broken down, removed all of the hardware, cut and pieced them together for the sides, and bottom. At this point, the only money I've spent was on hardware (screws, nuts, bolts, steel, fiberglass, glue). The pieced together sides isn't perfect, however the boat is taking shape nicely and through some frustrating parts where I had to stop and think for several minutes on the best way to change the plans slightly, my son Hunter was always there with positive thinking. For an 11 year old, he's got a great head on his shoulders!! With words of encouragement ("This is your first boat you've ever built dad...... it looks great! Mom could never had built this!" and "It looks like a boat dad.... you're doing something right!")