The Building Of A Candu E-Z, "June's Putt Putt"

Dan and June Boucher of Rochester, New Hampshire, purchased plans for their Candu E-Z in April 2007. They had a catboat, and sold it finally in October 2007. On October 30, 2007, Dan had his load of plywood delivered! Dan has graciously agreed to let all of us watch his building process. The new boat will be christened "June's Putt Putt". Dan is also going to keep track of his expenses so that we have a working knowledge of how much it costs to build this boat in today's market. The last pricing that Berk did was in 1999 and as you know, costs have risen. We have done estimates of the current pricing, to the best of our knowledge, but Dan will be able to let us know a more exact figure now, which will be helpful for all of us.

We hope that you find these pages interesting, helpful and entertaining. Dan has a great sense of humor and he has an analytical mind. This should be a great experience for everyone! Good luck, Dan!

Dan and June have chosen their logo and had sweatshirts made to celebrate their new boat! The excitement begins!

Today, October 30th, 2007, the lumber arrived!

Dan will be sharing the bay while he works on this project with June's Jeep Liberty, so we know that the working area will be cleaned up daily!

Here is the actual working space where "June's Putt Putt" will come to life! Hold on to your hats! Away we go!

Day #2, October 31, 2007: Spent 1 hour laying out the bottom. Need to find a place to put 'parts' as I lay them out so I don't have to keep shifting plywood around. Today's progress in pictures...See Below!

1) Stern section. Used a square to start the layout lines and the long level to connect them, I clamped the level for each line so it wouldn't move on me. A new Sharpie was used to mark the lines. The orange string was used to draw the stern curve. I went back and added the chine log, except for the stern which I will use the cut out stern to trace.

2) Bow section. No curve to the lines yet as I don't have anything flexible enough yet. The other set of lines outside the bottom are the chine logs. When I start to cut I will cut 2 pieces at a time so they will match. Dan

11/5/07 Above you will see the new fairing stick being put to good use. Results were a beautifull curved line. (Will get bow section pictures tomorrow.)


11/29/07 Dan has been making progress on June's Putt Putt. Following are more photos of his work. Here are his comments in order of the photos:

1. Chine log on port stern section. From past experience with fiberglass, you can't glue anything to it so the chine logs are going on now.

2. Bottom placed together.

3. Big day for Putt-Putt! She is going to be powered by a Beta Marine 10 HP Diesel. Sent the deposit to hold an engine at today's prices for spring delivery Stern shot.

12/1/07 Dan is progressing along nicely! The following photos will show his work this week on "June's Putt Putt":

1.Bow gussets cut out.

2. With the bow section set up, I laid out the new keel frame. Frame members will be 1" x 2" (full thickness). The forward 15" of the engine compartment is laid out and will be 20" inside the frames. Not drawn in yet are the cross pieces.

3. From the bow back. Haven't gotten beyound this point in the keel design.