5 Stations on the Ladder! This Wooden Boat Just Got Its Spine

The stations are piling up! In this episode, we mount FIVE stations onto the build ladder at once — and for the first time, the Wooden Shoe actually looks like a boat. From the transom forward, every frame locks into place and the hull's backbone finally reveals itself. Building a wooden boat from scratch in the Mexican jungle means every station is a battle — Chechen hardwood doesn't give easy wins. But seeing five of them standing together? That's a milestone worth celebrating. 🔨 In this video: • Making the ladder • Mounting Stations 1 through 5 onto the ladder This is what wooden boat building looks like when the plans meet reality. Drop your questions below — always happy to share what's working and what we'd do differently. 🛠️ Wooden Shoe Boat Build Series ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction of the big milestone 00:30 Intro 00:35 What a mess We must do some cleaning! 01:44 Making the longitudinal frames for the ladder 02:18 The longitudinal ladder frames are ready 02:37 Victor show how to fit the bow on the ladder 03:59 Station 5 and the bow are mounted on the ladder 04:49 Five stations, one bow and one ladder! 05:26 What comes next? 06:09 From lofting to launch. Subscribe, comment and follow 06:17 Outro 👍 Like, subscribe, and hit the bell to follow the full Wooden Shoe build from lofting to launch.