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Building a steel Pratique 35 from a pre-cut kit

Peter Weston in Alice Springs, Northern Australia, built a Pratique 35 from a pre-cut kit. Follow the links below to photo pages. Thanks to Peter for providing the photos.

Cutting files for the kit can be ordered from our pricelist

Pratique 35 steel boat kits

TESTIMONIAL FROM PETER WESTON

As the boat nears completion I would like to thank you for all your help over the past few years. As I look back through the photos from the project I have the fondest memories. You were always there with helpful advice and kept us on track. In the initial construction stages there was always an email waiting for us concerning the day’s construction. We would finish work, I would send you an email at night and there was always a reply in my inbox the following morning.

Now that the boat is nearly finished looking back it was very easy to build, I recommend this method of construction to anybody thinking of building.

Thank you once again in helping me achieve and bring my dream to fruition.

Kindest Regards

Pete Weston
Gove
Northern Territory Australia

Page 1 - Steel panels & Building Cradle
Page 2 - Upper Keel
Page 3 - Hull Bottom Panels
Page 4 - Stringers, Floors & Tanks
Page 5 - Hull Side Panels
Page 6 - Deck Beams
Page 7 - Transom & Cockpit
Page 8 - Deck & Cabin
Page 9 - Welding
Page 10 - Lower Keel & Skeg
Page 11 - Sundry Metalwork
Page 12 - Blasting & Priming
Page 13 - Joining hull to lower keel
Page 14 - Stern Tube & Propeller Aperture
Page 15 - Rudder
Page 16 - Fitting Out

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