Plywood Boats
Plywood boats unlike cold molded plywood boats are made from sheets of plywood scarfed together to form long sheets of plywood. Vamonos required a new bottom, new transom, and new decking .

Higgins Boat Company, Vamonos- Let's Go! This is the second boat I restored. It was a family project, lasting several summers. It spends the summer at our cabin on the Three Lakes Chain in Three Lakes, WI where it cruises the lakes and tows skiers.
Vamonos is a Higgins. Higgins, from New Orleans, was famous for the PT boats they built during during WWII.

We received Vamonos after the previous owner tired of attempting to restore her. The owner had stripped paint and varnish which exposed the damaged wood which needed to be replaced.

Installing the new bottom. All bottom to frame joints were sealed with 3M 5200.

Pre restoration interior.

Installing the engine.

Vamonos ready for the water.