Go Build Your Own Boat!

Divided into three parts: Building to your own design; The pleasures and perils of plywood; A miscellany of simple solutions. This book is packed with how-to and know-how, as well as photos and drawings. Originally published in 1987, the book still has a place near and dear to many followers of the late Dynamite Payson, who still inspires folks to just get to the process of building a boat they can actually use. Part One: Building to Your Own Design Learning boats Go Build Your Own Boat! Early Catastrophes Feeling Your Way Down the scale Subtracting the Third Dimension Setting up the backbone Molds, transom and transom knee Ribbands, rabbets, and frames Planking her up Striking the waterlinePart Two: Pleasures and Perils of Plywood Why I took up with Plywood Dangers of the dory design Building the Gloucester Light Dory The Thomaston Galley: triple treat Lofting the Thomaston Galley The Thomaston Galley: planking up The Thomaston Galley: the sailing rigPart Three: The miscellany of sim