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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780071559669
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0071559663
Label: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: December 15, 1984
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Studio: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
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Here are eleven new Instant Boats to choose from, including three built with a new "Tack and Tape" method that eliminates most of the beveling and results in a very shapely and spritely craft. Flip through the pages and compare the odd, sometimes startling shapes of the patterns with the pleasing sheers and functional good looks of the completed boats. You will begin to appreciate the genius of Bolger. In the opening chapters Dynamite tells you with common sense and uncommon good humor everything you need to know to build one of his boats. You can then start right in cutting readily available plywood sheets to precomputed patterns. (You can build directly from the book, but the purchase of larger-scale plans at a modest cost from Dynamite will make the task of scaling off the patterns easier.) Before you know it you will be fastening them together--all your basic assembly virtually behind you, and years on the water just ahead.
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The eleven boats described here can't really be called weekend projects for a beginner, and some of the building techniques are a little complex, but a careful reader should be able to build a working small boat within several weeks of weekends using only the plans in the book. A few pieces of plywood, glue, glass and resin and a ripped down 2x4 for trim is all that is required to be out on the water, well, next year. Plans cover the whole spectrum of small craft from a boxy dingy to an outboard skiff and even a tiny schooner. Most of these boats are strictly functional, although the first design, Gypsy, is a nice trim rowing or sailing dory. Payson does a good job of sharing his own love of small boats by describing some interesting points about woodworking and sailing.
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An excellent follow on from the first book with step by step instructions for building.
An easy book to read and follow as you build a boat from the plans included. Gypsy is my favourite
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This is the first book I ever purchased on boat construction! It deals with plywood construction techniques. Everything you need to know to build a sturdy and useful plywood boat is in here. There is even a brief section in the back illustrating some basic sailing skills.
I bought this book in 1996. I began my first boat project from the plans inside, and soon enough, I built my first sailboat! Sadly, that boat was devoured by Lake Superior during a winter storm a few years ago, but I built more vessels. I have also commenced on the kayak and whaleboat projects featured within. Theres even a plan for a sailboard and a paddleboat. The best project, and the grandest...is a small schooner!
Plywood is the easiest material for the novice boat-builder, from my experience. A well-made plywood boat can be just as durable as a plastic or fiberglass vessel, maybe more! It all depends on your effort. The best thing, is YOU built it! The materials are generally cheap, and you learn a new skill! Thank you for this book Mr. Payson!
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This man comes up with so many unique ways to do thing the best way possible. I went out and bought some other books he wrote that are out of date now just because he write them so well. Could I write this well I would have at least a pulitzer or maybe an Oscar. PS I owned several copies of his books that were burned up in a house fire. I just had to have them to read over and over. They stay out on the coffee table. I have yet to see anyone not finish the chapter they are on before they can put the book down to do other things. I have been late more than once.
drayegon
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I found this book to be very helpful. It makes boat building accesible to almost anyone. But I wish there were more photos, especially of finished boats. I decided to build the Nymph, the 7' 9" pram design featured in this book. Then I decided I wanted a beamier (wider) boat so I built the wider version of the Nymph, called the Rubens Nymph (Please note: The Rubens Nymph is not featured in this book, only the Nymph is). I did not buy plans, but just widened the bottom and transoms of the Nymph, and used thicker plywood for the frames. So boats can be built from this book without plans, but if I did it again I would get the plans...especially for any of the larger boats.
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