A few years back I decided to make my own boat. I live on a lake so it's parked there all summer. I repurposed an 18 ft sailing catamaran I found on Craigslist, disassembled it, refurbished the pontoons and put a deck and top on it. It's all electric and is a joy to fish from. In decent weather I'm out all the time.

 A video tour is below and The detailed build on instructables can be seen here.

 

 

That looks like an awesome project, thanks for sharing. How does it handle wind or rough water (the lake looks small and protected)?

18 hours ago, michaelb said:

That looks like an awesome project, thanks for sharing. How does it handle wind or rough water (the lake looks small and protected)?

The lake is about 4 1/2 miles long and 1/4-1/2 mile wide. A flooded river valley long ago for textile mills. It's calm a lot but can get white caps windy at times. On those days I opt to keep her docked. Fighting the wind isn't fun although it's doable. If I retract the canopy it goes pretty good on those days.