m/v Waterfall II
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An engineers work is never done! I hope friends and family, and others who may be interested, enjoy
watching the building progress of the Waterfall II. The Waterfall II is number four project boat;
but, number one for a pleasure boat. Our previous three: Fantasia, Saami, and Waterfall were build
primarily for commercial trolling. (click here to check out photos)
Like the first Waterfall, the hull for the Waterfall II is a 50-foot surplus navy utility boat. The first
three boats I had it easy, I started with the hull, deck and cabin. The Waterfall II has challenged
me to design and build a cabin that is aesthetically pleasing. And so far, it is turning out great!
When I built my first boat there was no one to give me much advice (I was doing it in the desert of
eastern Washington). The books I bought were not real helpful but I muddled through it and made
some mistakes. Of course, at the time there was no internet that I knew of. I do have an 'as built'
CD available that includes photos of the details of the construction of the Waterfall II. I am not
saying I am an expert, but this is the way I am doing it based on my experiences. There is still a lot
of head scratching and some mistakes.
It is great to hear from others working on or interested in similiar projects, thanks for all the emails.
