Build 15 boats from designer Phil Bolger. Includes plans and instructions for a multipurpose skiff for sail, oar, and power; a big pram dinghy; a maneuverable peapod; a long, fast, rowing dory; a rugged outboard-powered work skiff; and more. Common sense advice, step-by-step building instructions, and tips on tools and materials.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Questions, Answers, and Figuring Things Out
Chapter 2: Materials for Instant Boatbuilding
Chapter 3: Tools
Chapter 4: Boat Plans and Building Procedures
Chapter 5: Building Boat Models
Chapter 6: 13'0" Payson's Pirogue
Chapter 7: 11'6" Cartopper
Chapter 8: 15'0" Sweet Pea
Dinghies
Chapter 9: 7'9" Ruben's Nymph
Chapter 10: 8'0" Big Tortoise
Chapter 11: 9'9" Auray Punt
Rowboats
Chapter 12: 12'0" Fisherman's Skiff
Chapter 13: 19'6" Stretched Dory
Motorboats
Chapter 14: 15'6" Sea Hawk
Chapter 15: 18'0" Diablo Grande
Chapter 16: 18' Clamskiff
Chapter 17: 15'6" Clamskiff
Chapter 18: 26'6" Sneakeasy
Sailboats
Chapter 19: 15'1 1/2" Catfish
Chapter 20: 19'8" Chebacco
Appurtenances
Chapter 21: Building Oars
Chapter 22: Moorings
Appendix: Resources
Glossary
Index
by Harold H. "Dynamite" Payson
192 pp., softcover
