Devlin S Boatbuilding Manual How To Build Any Boat The Stitch And Glue Way

Devlin's Boat Building Manual: How to Build Your Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way, Second Edition

The quick and cost-effective way to build the boat of your dreams For nearly 30 years, Devlin’s Boatbuilding Manual has been walking backyard boat builders like you through the process of creating a beautiful, seaworthy vessel with your own hands. This popular guide focuses on the stitch-and-glue process—a simpler, cheaper method than plank-on-frame and cold-molded construction—that produces the same stunning results. Now, master boat builder Sam Devlin has updated his classic work with critical insights, information, and refinements he has learned over the decades, including: Step-by-step look at the process from start to finish Tested new ideas to streamline the building process New insights on stitch-and-glue building from the amateur’s perspective Additional materials and tools for expanding your building/finishing options Fresh ideas for constructing cabins and pilothouses More in-depth coverage of maintenance and repair Expanded appendix showing the range of stitch-and-glue boats Whether you’re looking to build a seven-foot dinghy or a 50-foot motor cruiser, Devlin’s Boatbuilding Manual provides proven plans and expert advice to get the job done—and get it done well.

Ultralight Boatbuilding

Ultralight canoes and small boats are things of beauty, their apparent delicacy concealing great strength. They are lapstrake-constructed from marine plywood planks, each plank overlapping the one below it in a gracefully curved hull. Epoxy glue along the laps gives the hull structural reinforcement, minimizing the need for framing and permitting an amazingly light structure. Round-bilged and elegant, they are built over jigs, but the method is straightforward and not time consuming. You can build a boat that will give you fun and satisfaction, one you can be proud of, in a winter of leisurely weekends. No fancy tools are needed, and care and patience will make up whatever you lack in woodworking skills. All the information you need is here. Tom Hill, the chief proponent of ultralight boatbuilding and its leading practitioner, describes the method from start to finish using a skiff and canoe as examples. In the appendix is a gallery of ultralight designs, all but one of which you can build without lofting. If you want more flexibility, however, you can adapt almost any lapstrake small-boat design, traditional or modern, to the ultralight method. With some lofting (directions for which are given) you may then build a wide range of boats whose offsets are available. And you may adjust planking thickness and scantlings to give your boat extremely light weight with normal strength, or moderate weight with great strength. Particularly if you lack an extensively equipped workshop and professional skills, Ultralight Boatbuilding will unlock exciting possibilities you considered out of reach.

Boatbuilding with Plywood