Mystic Seaport Boatshop Lofting Manual


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Barry Thomas, Mystic Seaport's boatbuilder, produced this illustrated guide to the mysteries of lofting a boat's lines for use in his boatbuilding classes. It is now available to a larger public in the form of an 8-1/2" x 11" shop manual with plastic comb binding. The step-by-step instructions are accompanied by 25 drawings.




Lofting a Boat


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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.




Books In Print 2004-2005


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How to Build a Wooden Boat


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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.




Building Classic Small Craft


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"John Gardner's work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted."--WoodenBoat magazine "Deserves an honored place on the library shelf."--National Fisherman "Poses clear and impassioned means to go from the armchair to the open water via your own boat shop."--Sea History This big, handsome legacy volume contains all the plans, measurements, and directions needed to build any of 47 beautiful small boats for oar, sail, or motor.







How to Build the Gloucester Light Dory


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A shop manual on building an exceptional rowing dory. Designe by Philip Bolger, this dory is fast, seaworthy and a delight to row. Simple plywood cosntruction.




Lines Lofting and Half Models


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Building Small Boats


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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".