I've long had a real love/desire for Buehler's Diesel Duck designs and have followed the building of many of them. Pro-Tech Marine did the following video "walk throughs" that you might enjoy.

I especially like the soft enclosure on the cockpit area... nice compromise between deck space and cabin space to me:

And this last one lets you really see the inside: read more »

Make sure and check out the info Gerd left in his recent comment. He has some great steel origami designs that are really worth a look.

Alex has another couple of videos up covering the initial launch of a nice Brent Swain origami steel sail craft... video moves a little slow at times, but its always fun to see another successful launch.

Alex Christie, moderator of the Origami Boats mailing list, recently put together a little video review of a Switchable Magnetic Ground Clamp. Looks like it could be quite handy if you're welding, especially metal plates.

Note that Alex also produced what is supposed to be a very nicely done DVD package showing the build sequence of a Brent Swain Origami boat. I haven't seen it, but plan to order it:

...there is still available the 3 hour DVD set detailing the construction of an origami boat from flat sheet to bare hull, cabin and decks. $54 USD, shipped worldwide.

Contact me at achristie@shaw.ca for further details if interested!

Alex Christie

There has been a thread recently on Origami Boats concerning steel finishing/coating. This is an ongoing discussion on every metal boat building site you can imagine, and there is never really a "final" answer. Different products come and go, and different people have opinions.

One product that was mentioned in glowing terms and after some reading looks very interesting to me is Zinga. I think this one will bear more research and watching.

If building in steel, you come to the point of needing to prepare the hull and fittings for some manner of coating. Often times this means sandblasting. By all accounts a miserable job.

You can buy sandblasting equipment, rent it, or, as Tom points out in a recent Origami Boats thread, build it. read more »