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