Instant Boatbuilding: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Build 15 Boats for Power, Sail, Oar & Paddle

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From the acknowledged master of the "instant boat"—tips, techniques, and designs for quick-and-easy plywood boatbuilding

Dynamite Payson offers you a new guide to building 15 exciting boats from master designer Phil Bolger. Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson includes plans and instructions for a multipurpose skiff for sail, oar, and power; a pirogue for single or double paddle; a big pram dinghy; a maneuverable peapod; a long, fast, rowing dory; a rugged outboard-powered work skiff; and more.

You will enjoy the commonsense advice, step-by-step building instructions, and tips on tools and materials that have made Payson a hero of amateur boatbuilders worldwide.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Instant Boat Basics
• Questions, Answers, and Figuring Things Out
• Materials for Instant Boatbuilding
• Tools
• Boat Plans and Building Procedures
• Instant Boats Step-by-Step
• Building Boat Models
• Payson's Pirogue (13'0")
• Cartopper (11'6")
• Sweet Pea (15'0")
• More Boats to Build
• Dinghies
• Rowboats
• Motorboats
• Sailboats
• Appurtenances
• Building Oars
• Moorings
• Resources
• Glossary
• Index

About the Author

Harold H. "Dynamite" Payson, with Phil Bolger, has opened up the craft of boatbuilding to tens of thousands of hobbyists and spawned hundreds of new designs, while writing nine books on boatbuilding and boat modeling.

Instant Boatbuilding: The Fastest, Easiest Way to Build 15 Boats for Power, Sail, Oar & Paddle