Written especially for the amateur boat builder, this concise guidebook contains clear, practical directions and designs for building 16 modern small boats, rowboats, sailboats, outboards, a 125-class hydroplane, and a runabout.. This is a good book to get someone started in boat building. it starts out with easy to follow explanations of the tools and techniques needed to build very simple but useful plywood boats, such as the author's "mouse" series.. Timber remains the most common material for the construction of boats under 15 metres in length. there has been a change towards fibre-reinforced plastic in most developed countries and some developing countries but, in africa, asia and the pacific, probably more than 90 percent of small fishing vessels are built of wood. the cost advantage of timber versus other materials is still sufficient.
The plywood for boatbuilding faq version 1.1 11/9/96. edited by craig o'donnell send corrections and additions to me. about the faq. this is a basic introduction to plywood and epoxy boatbuilding.. Introduction if you have not worked with glen-l poxy-shield epoxy resins, or you have applied fiberglass before using polyester resins, make sure you read and understand all of the following information before starting any aspect of the job or handling any materials.. Planing and semi-displacement power boats under 29'~ small boat designs by tad roberts.
