It’s a sunny afternoon and the lake is smooth like glass as you launch your boat. As she slides gently, quietly into the water, you jump in and start up the motor. The rumble and roar of the powerful engine makes your heart jump. Imagine all that power at your fingertips. You back her out, turn her around and gun the throttle. Off she goes like a rocket as you experience the exhilaration and excitement of all that speed at your control. This is your boat. You built it yourself. You have reason to be proud.

As promised in our last email, I’m featuring our Riviera design as built by one of our Australian clients. Andrew recently completed his boat and boy, does he have a lot to be proud of! I’m sure heads turn when he drives this beauty on the water.

The Riviera is a 20′ classic mahogany runabout built using plywood and cold-molded veneers. I’m sure many of you will remember drooling over boats like this as a kid. This design is one of our most popular and one that we have received many photos for as shown in the Customer Photos section of our website. A complete description of the Riviera is found in our Online Catalog.

So, grab a friend, your son or daughter, dad, brother, spouse or just your own self and decide to build the boat you have always wanted. What a fun project and imagine the pride of being able to say, “I built it myself”…

Check out our Online Catalog of over 300 proven designs for the beginning builder. Each design provides details, photos and a bill of materials so you can find just what you are looking for.