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Radius Chine Plywood Didi Mini

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Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

Sylvain Lévesque is building his Didi Mini in Canada. He is keeping an excellent photographic record of his project, which shows the process and details of the build.


Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

Carel van Driel of the Netherlands is building his Didi Mini in a greenhouse tunnel and is making fast progress. Follow work on Carel's boat at his website, which has many excellent photographs showing the construction.


Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

Jens Porne, of Vallingby in Sweden, is building a Didi Mini for himself. This photo shows the excellent finish that he is achieving.


Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

This one is also a Didi Mini, being built by Enzo Siviero and friends in Italy. You can follow their project on their website. They have made some changes from our basic design.


Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

John Keightley is in Langley, British Columbia. He is building a Didi Mini with the help of his son and dog. He has the bulkheads and backbone all set up and is fitting the sheer clamp.


Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

Dave Christensen is building his Didi Mini in Phoenix, Arizona, from a kit supplied by CKD Boats.
Follow progress of his project.


Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

Sam Ausmus is building his Didi Mini in Houston, Texas, from a kit supplied by Rainbow Boatworks.
Follow progress of his project.

The clamps that Sam is using are very interesting. He has cut slices from scrap 4", 8" and 12" plastic drain pipe and made a single cut through one side of each one so that it can be pulled open as a C-clamp. He cuts a range of different widths, each applying pressure proportional to its width and diameter. Above he is using 8" (white) and 12" (green).


Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

Piotr Czarniecki is building his Didi Mini in Poland, from scratch. Follow progress of his project.


Didi Mini radius chine plywood boat plans for amateur builders

Enrico Munaretto is building his Didi Mini at Lake Como in Italy. He is achieving an excellent standard of finish.


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