Squirt Design

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A few pictures of the Squirt my son Matthew and I built. Matthew plans on making boat building a career. GLBBS next fall and then on to a degree. Thanks Glen-L for helping to fuel a passion.

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20 October 2007

Hello, I have attached some pictures of my recently started Squirt project. The boat is a blast to build. I have great inspiration for this Squirt project... “Alex” my Grandson. It took the longest time to get the shop ready for a large project. I normally build small projects like Boxes and birdhouses. So enjoy the photo’s and I will send a few more as I progress.

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May 14, 2008

My last project was building the Barrelback “Bootlegger.” Now I and my 11 year old son Brad are building the Squirt as a father and son project. We commenced last year and in the weekend just gone, we turned the hull over. We plan to finish the boat over the winter in time for our Summer (starts in December down under) The frames are “Kauri” a great local boatbuilding timber.

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14 October 2007

SPLASHED THE BOAT, However, I have not written regarding the status of my project under construction since March of 06. After fairing the chines I applied "Okoume" marine ply to the bottom and sides to construct the shell of the hull. Laying cardboard over the framework helped in sizing my panel stock. This went well and after my hours of fairing and sanding the hull was ready for fiberglass. I purchased on e-Bay a 60 yd roll x 54" wide 6 oz cloth for $60.00. This is a steal, so I advise all builders to do this... cloth is expensive. I glassed and sanded, glased and sanded, I have (3) layers on the hull and just epoxied the interior. I flipped the boat for deck framing and covering. I purchased a teak and holly panel as seen in the photos, I had it cut on the companys CNC router along with the perimeter mahogany paneling, it worked out great. I worked on the trim for quite while and I have a solution for anyone who wishes to have the trim along the gunwal as I do, this is not a bent or steamed piece of trim but cut curved. I actually laid and taped a paper template to the side hull and traced the top edge of the boat. I pulled the template back off the boat laid it flat and the piece of wood is actually curved. I used a wider piece of 1" thick Mahogany and cut the board on a curve and sanded the curve smooth, I then split the board on a band saw to make two pieces. I installed the both of them in about 15 minutes, this saves alot of time and worked perfectly. After trim was complete, I worked on the seat and center band behind the seat. I also had a 6" x 10"x1/4" Bronze skeg cut for the bottom on the CNC as well. I set in a Ebony, Bloodwood, and Holy decorative inlay band around the deck panel and painted and varnished the boat. I bought a new trailer for $530.00, and it was ready to power up.

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23 September 2007

Another great set of plans from Glen-L. Many thanks, Mike & James Toogood, Bahamas.

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12 October 2007

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I started my project on 14 September 2006 by cutting the frames pieces from the paper to make them template to the plywood. Physically started the wood work at 10 October.

My project took 292 man hours to finish until finally on 01 Sept 2007 my little girl met the sea.

I would like to thank all the people in the Boatbuilder Forum who helped me with my problems during the project.

My Squirt has 15 HP Long shaft Johnson and max speed 22 Knots (because of the long shaft). My second project will be a tug boat but I haven't decided which one.

You can also see my project step-by-step at www.zorlu.org/squirt.

Regards,

Hakan Zorlu

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24 January 2007

Dear Gayle.

I finished the squirt sometime early in the new year of 2006. I opted to buy a new motor, a Mercury 15HP which set me back a bit but is worth the extra dollars. The fuel economy is great and the power is capable of lifting it instantly onto plane with 2 adults, at full stick I have been told on three occasions now that it is travelling at 40kph (25mph), feels like it's doing three times that.

Did have trouble early in the piece without a skeg, couldn't get off a wake at slow speed and nearly hit another boat, that was enough to look into fitting a skeg. The sliding without it was great fun but ended up being too dangerous. Ended up fitting a 1-1/2" strip from base of stem to transom but this caused cavitation therefore shortened it 2ft from the transom, it now turns on it's nose from full throttle.

Now to work out spray rails or something to keep dry.

The lettering here in NSW Australia has to be 150mm high, - c'mon the hulls less than 400mm high, "that's the regulation height sir"- The orange lettering is actually self adhesive, semi transparent book covering for school books, it's been on for 12 months now and does not shows signs of falling off.

Thanks Glen L for a great little boat.

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30 Aug 2006

Hello everyone at Glen-L!

I have always wanted to build a boat, not sure why. I've never owned a boat. I wasn't brought up around any large body of water. Still it's just something that needs to be done. If you don't get it, you probably never will. If you think you can't build a boat, think again.

Attached are 10 photos of my Squirt... Although still under construction, I feel she is ready for the world to start seeing her. This Thanksgiving holiday will be 2 years in the making. I know, slow going... I have only managed an hour here and there to work on her. Having never built a boat, it has been fun to figure it out step by step. My steps may not be the same as someone who has built a boat(s) before, nonetheless I think in the end I will have a great boat that floats... I think... I hope.

I plan to get the bottom completed before winter, so expect to see more photos soon.

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March 2004

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12 October 2003

Below is a link to see the web site I am putting together. I started the Squirt in Jan of 03 and finished in May of 03. It has an inboard 440 motor and electric motor hatch Eric Kessler

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05 Jul 2001

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My name is APARECIDO SANTIN, I made an order for the "Squirt" and received the Plans and I'm very greatful. Thanks for your help, the boat is finished and is beautful.

Aparecido Santin

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p>Squirt Pictures Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 From: moose

Hello,

I have attached 4 pictures of my recently constructed Squirt in two different emails. The boat was a blast to build and I would do it again. The boat turned out very well and only minor changes were made to the boat that differ from the plans. I'm still tweaking the motor but couldn't be happier with the performance of the boat. The boat handles well and planes extremely fast with the 20 HP Johnson. I haven't had any handling problems like porposing or bow plow with my setup. The boat slides in turns but not unpredictably so. The boat is amazingly comfortable considering how small it is. I have a website of my buildup for anyone who is interested.

http://www.overland.net/~moose/squirt_main.html.

Thanks for a great set of plans and prompt service.

Steve Wolverton Alpine, Texas

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Squirt by Batu Goker, Istanbul, Turkey 14 August, 2009 I bought the Squirt built by Hakan Zorlu (who is very close friend of mine) in Turkey and restored it. Here are some pictures and I hope you will like them. This is a great boat, by the way. I was planning to sell it to be able to start a bigger one but I could not stop myself having fun with it. All of my friends and all the marina residents love it....

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Squirt by Bruce Richmond, North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 1 December 2009 I just thought I would just send you some more pictures from another satisfied customer. As a teenager, I purchased my first boat which happened to be a Glen-L Flying Saucer. I outfitted it with a 1967 33hp Evinrude Ski Twin and had endless enjoyment with my buddies learning to waterski and just plain messing around at Elk Lake near Victoria, British Columbia. Now that I am a father, I decided to try and give my son the same experience.

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Squirt by David Streeter, Port Charlotte, Florida August 24, 2009 This was a fun project and a more fun toy as you can see.

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Jean Noel Rendu, Paris, France June 27, 2009 Hello, I live in Paris, France, and I built a Squirt with a friend of mine. It's an ambitious project and I do it with all my passion of boat and sea.

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Squirt by Jeff Cobb, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 15 October, 2009 I’m really pleased with the boat. It came out looking better than I’d ever imagined and the ride is sensational for a boat this small.

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Squirt by Paul & Joe Bromley, Ballasalla, Isle of Man April 18, 2009 After 2 and a half years on and off our dream of finishing our Squirt has become reality today when she made her maiden voyage on the Irish sea in the Isle of Man. For anyone thinking they cannot do it think again; myself and my son have never built a boat before and started the Squirt which is extended to 10 feet 8 inches in a 13 foot shed, a bit of a squeeze and required some organisation but with a will we made it!

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Squirt by Peter Weiss

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Squirt by Rick Cherry, Charlestown, Indiana May 26, 2009 Just about complete. It took 4 months to complete working nights and weekends. It's my 2nd boat, the 1st being a small sail boat.

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Squirt by Simon Sutcliffe 11 May 2010 I'm building the Squirt and here are some photos. I increased the length by 10%. We are at the decking stage right now and we are building a gull-wing hatch for the back. We are leaving the transom natural.

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Squirt by Gregory Fairbanks, New Windsor, NY July 14, 2008

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Squirt by Paul McMillan, Ontario, Canada October 7, 2008

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Squirt by Anthony Reame, West Olive, Michigan 26 May 2011 I started this build towards the end of last summer and was only able to get the frames cut out. Within the last week I have started to set everything up on the jig and get things in place. Currently, I have just attached the battens and will be adding the transom knee, chines, and sheers in the next couple days (I got excited when it started to look like a boat and added the battens before the transom knee).

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