Lofting a Boat

Author: Roger Kopanycia
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408151294
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
The second book in our Classic Boat series aimed at traditional boat lovers, builders and restorers. Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order to turn the design plans into boat lines plans to measure off and build the full-size boat. Its a tricky art, but this book shows exactly how it is done in clear, step-by-step diagrammatic stages. Aimed specifically at the amateur DIY builder, it will enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail. The author has been teaching lofting to boatbuilding students for over 10 years, and has found that the key to understanding is visualisation - hence the plethora of step-by-step diagrams in this book to assist the reader to grasp the concepts. Lofting will be welcomed by budding boatbuilders everywhere.

Lofting

Author: Allan H. Vaitses
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books
ISBN: 9780937822555
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
Allan Vaitses is an able and versatile builder, having a marvelous ability to devise solutions for the dilemmas that arise in boatbuilding.

Building Small Boats

Author: Greg Rössel
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books
ISBN: 9780937822500
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
Greg Rossel grew up cruising the waters of New York Harbor and spending time in the boatyards on the south shore of Staten Island where economics (more than anything else) made wooden boats the craft of choice. He makes his home in Maine where he specializes in the construction and repair of small wooden boats, as well as writing for several publications. Greg has been an instructor at WoodenBoat School in Maine since the mid-1980's, teaching lofting, skiff building, and the "Fundamentals of Boatbuilding".

The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction

Author: Meade Gougeon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781878207500
Category : Boatbuilding
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
An illustrated guide to wooden boat construction using WEST SYSTEM epoxy by pioneers in the field of wood/epoxy composite construction. Subjects include Fundamentals of Wood/Epoxy Composite Construction, Core Boatbuilding Techniques, First Production Steps, Hull Construction Methods, and Interior and Deck Construction.

Details of Classic Boat Construction

Author: Larry Pardey
Publisher: L&L Pardey Publications
ISBN: 1929214588
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 1015

Book Description
Larry Pardey is accepted as one of the master craftsman of the wooden-boat building world. He and his wife, Lin, have built and repaired many boats including two strong, handsome cruising cutters and sailed twice around the world in them. This impressive book shows the process of constructing a boat hull with extensive photographs and drawings and includes ample time-saving procedures. From financial and time planning, lofting, floors and framing, selection of materials, planking and spiling, design considerations, to deck beams, man-hour norms and details critical to wooden boat construction, this volume serves as th emost comprehensive guid a potential builder could ever use. Reders will also appreciate the discussions of how to select from numerous construction methods and materials, how to set up the shop and tips for sharpening and making your own tools. The new appendix on proper adhesive selection is "must" reading.

How to Build Glued-lapstrake Wooden Boats

Author: John Brooks
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books
ISBN: 9780937822586
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
As a child, John Brooks loved to build models and sail with his grandfather. When most teenagers were at the prom, John was changing jibs in the Indian Ocean, halfway through a 35,000-mile, two-year cruise. He began building boats in commercial yards at 19, while studying boat design and building his own boats. John worked for many years honing his craftsmanship on fine yachts, small boats, custom furniture, and a harpsichord. He has been a instructor at the WoodenBoat School in Maine since the mid-1990s, teaching glued-lapstrake boatbuilding, fine interior joinery, and carving. Ruth Ann Hill grew up on the coast of Maine. A writer, boatbuilding assistant, naturalist, and graphic artist, Ruth is the author of Discovering Old Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park: An Unconventional Guide and a contributing editor for Maine Boats & Harbors magazine. John and Ruth started their business, Brooks Boats, in 1991. They design and build glued-lapstrake boats in West Brooklin, Maine-and get out to enjoy their handiwork in its proper element whenever they can.

The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction

Author: Meade Gougeon
Publisher: Nicholson
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Excellect illustrations and pictures. Covers all phases of construction: estimating materials, tools, wood as structural material, safety, lamination techniques, scarfing, coating & finishing, lofting, molds, keels/stems/sheer clamps, laminated hulls, strip planking/composit, interiors, decks, hardware bonding.

The New Cold-Molded Boatbuilding

Author: Reuel B. Parker
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books
ISBN: 9780937822890
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
This features a boatbuilding process which combines strength, beauty, and the workability of wood, with the low-maintenance characteristics of epoxy. Ideally suited to the amateur builder wanting a good, solid cruising boat, this is a complete "soup-to-nuts" presentation of the cold-molding process, with chapters detailing every facet of construction--from choosing a design and setting-up, through engine installation and wiring, to launching and sea trials. Parker has streamlined the cold-molding process to produce economical sturdy boats.

Building Catherine

Author: Richard Kolin
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books
ISBN: 9780937822623
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 118

Book Description
Richard Kolin has been building boats for 25 years. He has designed and built skiffs for both plywood and plank construction.

How to Build a Wooden Boat

Author: David C. McIntosh
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books
ISBN: 9780937822104
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
David C. "Bud" McIntosh was a designer, builder, and sailor of large and small wooden cruising boats for more than 50 years, and wrote about it for over 10 of those years. He made his home on New Hampshire's Piscataqua River, where he was teacher and friend to both amateur and professional boatbuilders.