After last season at the lakes I decided that I wanted a boat so I could take Lira out fishing with me and keep from being so cold in my float tube.   I spent a lot of time looking at my options – a used jon boat, a small plastic boat or a wooden fly fishing pram.   I finally decided that a pram was the way to go and that instead of buying one I’d just try to build it on my own.  I haven’t built a boat before but have been in a homemade boat before and years ago read up on the whole process and now have the time to go for it.

The boat I’m building is called the Nymph 8 and was designed by Warren  Messer of Red Barn Boats.  I like the looks of this little pram, it appears it will fit in the back of the Tacoma no problem and there is an entire video series on YouTube where Warren builds the hull so I’ve got not only plans and instructions but videos to show me exactly what to do.

I downloaded the study plans and model, watched about half the videos then got the full plans and instructions last week and began planning out the project.  This week I picked up the materials to build the work platform and just ordered all the epoxy products from local SystemThree as well as the few tools I need still.  I will pick up the wood from Crosscut Hardwoods in Seattle in the next week and then can get building.   I’ll post regularly so you can follow along with the project.   Hopefully I can have the boat ready to launch around the time of the Western Lowland Lakes opener at the end of April.