Boatbuilding With Plywood

by Glen L. Witt and Ken Hankinson

302 pp., softcover

The authors specialize in the needs of the amateur, providing valuable scantling recommendations and a chapter on the stitch-and-glue method. A must read if you are thinking about building in plywood.

Table of Contents:

Why Build a Plywood Boat?

Can You Build Your Own Boat?

Tools & Equipment

Plywood

Lumber

Fastenings

Glues, Adhesives & Encapsulation

Lofting

Full Size Patterns

Frames

Stems & Breasthooks

Transoms

Settings Up

Keels

Chine Logs

Sheer Clamps & Harpins

Battens

Fairing

Plywood Planking

Righting the Hull

Decking & Deck Framing

Motor Stringers

Finishes & Fiberglasses

Interior Joinerywork

Cabins

Daggerboards, Centerboards, & Rudders

Stitch-and-Glue