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ROWBOAT sa BOAT PADDLE sa CANOE sa KAYAK sa MODEL & MINIATURE ROWBOAT sa ROWING xx BOAT Building Lark, the 4-hour, 9-ft. dory for kids. Built from plywood and 2x4s. Est. cost: $25. Thole pin rowing rig uses hickory pins. River Queen, a 10-ft. long, 4-ft. wide, flat bottom, flat bow, and flat stern boat suitable for rowing or a small 5 hp motor. Constructed of marine plywood over a simple wooden frame. Designed for the beginning boat builder. Tips on how to launch, land and change positions in a rowboat. Tips on rowboat safety. Basic terminology of the rowboat and tips on rowing. A 3-in-1 sailboat that holds four which can be sailed, rowed, or powered by a motor. Hull, made of plywood, is 5-ft. wide, 12-ft. long and weighs about 140 lbs. Mast is aluminum pipe and lateen rig sail is polyethylene. Plan must be ordered. How to build the Family Handyman Pram. The 14-ft. hull is built from red cedar strips. The pram may be rowed or sailed using an 80 sq.ft. sail. Takes 200 hours to build. Est. cost: $300. Guide boat, an updated version of the Adirondack design. Built from wooden strips covered with fiberglass. Dimensions: 16.5-ft long, 46" wide, 13" deep. Weighs 70#. Est. cost: $200. Cartopper sailing skiff. A 11.5-ft. sailing and rowing skiff built mostly from exterior fir plywood and covered with fiberglass boat cloth. Build in 60 to 80 hours. Est. cost: $1,100. Part 1. Cutting the plywood pieces. Cartopper sailing skiff. Part 2. Assembling the hull. Cartopper sailing skiff. Part 3. Building the centerboard, rudder and mast. Covering the boat with fiberglass. Building a lapstrake boat. A traditional design that's ideal for the beginner. Instructions for building a 10-ft. Nova Scotia lapstrake rowing boat. Requires about 160 hours. Flat bottom skiff utility boat. All nailed construction. Only basic hand tools are needed to build it. Uses oars or outboards up to 10 hp. Est. cost: $25. Station wagon skiff. Family-size, 16-ft. skiff weighs 120 lbs. and has three seats. May be paddled, motor driven (3 to 10 hp), or sailed using a sailing rig with leeboards. Constructed of plywood, styrofoam and fiberglass. Est. cost: $80. An 11-ft. dory which can be rowed, sculled, or sailed. Build a glass-bottom boat. Build a cartop johnboat. "Butterfly" boat which can be sailed as a cat-rigged catamaran or converted into two one-man dinghies. With the two hulls bolted together, stern-to-stern, it also becomes a two-man canoe. Unsinkable, with simple construction. Aquaply. Little dinghy you can build from a single sheet of plywood. For basic transportation on the water, build the AquaPram. Very stable flat bottom pram measures 8-ft. long, 64" wide, and weighs 100 pounds. Has built-in flotation and can't sink with 3 people aboard. Est. cost: $150. How to convert a 7-ft to 9-ft rowboat into a sailboat. How to make a daggerboard and trunk; rudder; mast and boom; rigging, sails and fittings. Build MI's Basement Boat, a 10-ft pram that can be rowed, sailed or powered by a small outboard. Est. cost: $135. Johnboat you can build. Wooden frame is covered with marine plywood and fiberglass. Length is 15 ft. 8" Estimated cost: $400. How to convert an aluminum johnboat into a first-class decked-over duck hunting boat. How to build a basic boat. Dinghy is built from two 4x8 sheets of plywood. The happy clam. This lightweight, folding 8-ft. rowboat doubles as a cartop storage unit and suits the first-time boatbuilder. Est. cost: $100. A 2-in-1 camper boat is pram and camp chest. An outrigger stabilizer for small craft. White-Water Riverboat. Rugged craft designed to take the wildest rapids in stride and also to row with oars on the quiet waters. Extremely shallow draft. Length can vary from 15 to 19 feet. Use an 18 to 60 hp outboard. Est. cost: $100. Unsinkable "Johnboat" uses plastic foam. A fold-up hinged boat and trailer. Three-way boat for less than $50. Sail it, paddle it, or power it. Car-top boat uses oars or small motor. Square bow and stern. Made from 1/4" and 1/2" plywood. Est. cost: $20. A 9-ft. dinghy made of Vinylcel (polyvinyl chloride foam) covered with fiberglass. Weighs only 46 lbs. May be rowed, powered (up to 3 hp outboard) or sailed. How to build a wood-strip trail boat. It splits in half across the middle for portage. Can be be rowed, paddled, powered or sailed. Boat is 16 ft. long and weighs 89 lbs. Beam is 40". Both halves can float alone. Flat-ended dinghy is built from two sheets of marine plywood. Dinghy is 90-inches long and 47-inches wide. Design is a winner in the 2nd annual plywood project contest. Compact one-man rowboat is built from 1 sheet of 1/4" plywood. Winning design in annual plywood contest. Three-way day tripper boat can be rowed, sailed, or powered. This 12-ft. boat is built from standard lumber (mostly plywood) and carries 5 people. Est. cost: $400. Plans must be ordered. Split-apart dinghy is designed to carry inside a small station wagon. Built from plywood and aluminum. Winner in the 6th annual plywood design contest. Nesting dinghy you can build. Pram is built in three sections. The sections stack in a 3x4-ft. space. When bolted together, the dinghy is 8-ft. long. Total weight is only 70 pounds. Basic construction shown, but plans must be ordered. Plywood boat you can sail, scull, troll and row. This 14-ft. cartop boat features 3 cockpits, transom for motor or rudder, and double-deck track for snapping on oarlocks and cockpit covers. Uses standard hardware-store fittings. Est. cost: $450. Plans may be ordered for $10. Sliding-seat dory. A cross between a fast rowing shell and a weekend family boat. Built from thin plywood bonded and sealed with epoxy. Detailed plans available. What you should know about folding boats. How to select a rowing shell. Included with the 1988 rowing directory of boats, builders, equipment and accessories. Accompanying article tests eight sliding-seat boats for recreational rowing. Sliding-seat bateau, a recreational rowing dory that's safe, stable and satisfying to scull. Customizing a 13-ft. Boston Whitehall rowing boat. Includes the addition of a sailing rig. Versatile rowing stool for a sprit-rigged skiff. Doubles as a footstool, lap desk, magazine stand, etc. Restoring a Great Island rowboat. Part 1. Preparing a survey checklist, determining first tasks, etc. Simple sliding seat for a rowboat is made from plastic pipe and wood. Restoring a Great Island rowboat. Part 2. Structural repairs. Choosing the right rowboat. Part 1. What to look for in a "real" rowboat. Choosing the right rowboat. Part 2. A look at three different types of rowboats which are the products of long and successful evolution. Ceremonial barge for four oars. Basic design elements for a 24-ft. rowboat capable of toting up to 4 rowers and a coxwain tending a rudder. Building "Whisp", a 16-ft. sharpie skiff that is light enough (70#) for cartopping. Motion is provided by sail, oars, or electric motor. Step-by-step guidance is provided for building this plywood boat. Coast of Maine fisherman's skiff. Step-by-step directions and plans to build a full-sized 12-ft. skiff or a handsome scale model. Features plywood sides and a cross-planked bottom. It is built upside down on a simple jig. Nesting punt. Tiny two-man tender provides considerable positive buoyancy and stability by means of two side-sponsons which stow inside the boat when not in use. This allows the boat to fit in just 2x5.5-ft. of deck space. Boat in a box. Advice on assembling the 15-ft. Sprite Rowing Skiff kit boat. Est. cost: $950 plus oars. Customizing the "Sea Ranger 16" graphite-reinforced "expedition" rowboat to serve double duty as a sliding-seat rower and for overnight camping trips. A classic in plywood. Part 1. How to build the Gloucester Gull light rowing dory. A classic in plywood. Part 2. A classic in plywood. Part 3. Building Martha's tender. Part 1. How to start a light, strong, and seaworthy 9'6" V-bottom plywood tender. Building Martha's tender. Part 2. Planking up with plywood. Building Martha's tender. Part 3. Fiberglassing and finishing off the tender. Building a Norwegian pram. A step-by-step approach to shell construction. Quick and dirty boatbuilding contest design winners. Improving the classic dinghy. Design and construction tips. The modified McInnis "voyageur's bateau." Directions for a 12'8" car-top boat featuring a laminated frame/plywood planked hull. A plywood lapstrake classic based on a design and building method by Iain Oughtred. An 11.5-ft. Acorn Skiff design that is primarily a rowboat, but will also sail when fitted with one of two rigs, the rudder, and daggerboard. Adirondack guide boats from the ground up. Report on a Saranac Lake community college course which teaches you how to build this 14-ft rowboat. Building the Nutshell pram, one of the "best tenders ever designed". Built mostly from plywood, it is 7-ft. 7" long, The rowing model has only 27 wooden parts. Building the Kingfisher. Part 1. Build a 22.5-ft. plywood one-person recreational rowing shell, weighing just 42 pounds. Est. cost: $1150. Building the Kingfisher. Part 2. Building the Kingfisher. Part 3. Bagging the Gull. Building a sophisticated laminated-wood skiff by the "Constant Camber" method using a mold and vacuum bag technique. Several designs in 10-ft. to 14-ft. lengths can be built using the same mold. Part 1. Mold construction and making veneer panels. Bagging the Gull. Part 2. Cutting veneer planks, the layup operation and adhesives. Simplicity, skiffs and sharpies. A look at Westport's flat-iron skiff and its Sharpie cousin. Includes dimensions for two sharpies and two skiffs, along with tips on construction. Open boat cruising. Outfitting a 13-ft. peapod (a traditional double-ender for sail and oar) for safe and comfortable cruising. Bolger "Cartopper". Part 1. An 11.5-ft. skiff designed by Phil Bolger features tack-and-tape construction and three power options (sprit rig sail, leg-o'-mutton sail, or oars). Constructed mostly of plywood. Instructions given for both a model and the full-size boat. Bolger "Cartopper". Part 2. Building of the model continued. Bolger "Cartopper". Part 3. Getting started on the full-sized boat. Flat-bottomed skiffs. An overview of the design and construction of four different models. Bolger "Cartopper". Part 4. Finishing up the full-size boat. Building Sweet Pea, a plywood sailing peapod. The mast is made from a closet pole. Features include oarlocks, inboard rudder, a removable skeg, flotation, and adjustable seats. Est. cost: $500. Part 1. Building Sweet Pea, a plywood sailing peapod. Part 2. Building the Shellback dinghy. An 11-ft. sailing dinghy that can also be built as a rowboat. Part 1. An easy lesson in lapstrake-plywood construction. Building the Shellback dinghy. Part 2. Completing the boat's interior. Building the Shellback dinghy. Part 3. Finishing details. Rigging and sailing. The railbird skiff. Design and construction information for a 15-ft shallow-draft boat designed to be either rowed or push-poled through saltmarshes while hunting railbirds. Build the Sandwich Tern, a folding plywood dinghy (11-ft.x22") that really works. The hinge material at the seams is neoprene-nylon. Est. cost: $650. Building Daisy, a 12.5-ft. dory skiff. Features lapstrake planking, sawn frames, non-rabbeted stem, etc. Will support four adults while rowing and three under sail. Part 1. Building Daisy, a 12.5-ft. dory skiff. Part 2. Building Beach Pea, a likable 13-ft. peapod rowboat with sail option. Part 1. Hull. Building Beach Pea, a likable 13-ft. peapod rowboat with sail option. Part 2. Hull (continued). Building Beach Pea, a likable 13-ft. peapod rowboat with sail option. Part 3. Finishing and rigging. Build a one-station skiff up to 16-ft. in length. No plans or lofting are needed. Part 1. Build a one-station skiff. Part 2. The Martin skiff. Building a century-old design with hand tools. Part 1. The Martin skiff. Part 2. Attractive 11-ft. sharpie rowboat built mostly from softwood and covered with marine plywood. Weighs 100-110 pounds. "Dinky Duck", a flat bottom, flat side, flat bow and stern rowboat made from one sheet of marine plywood and ordinary lumber. Plywood rowing dory built from marine plywood and epoxy is strong and easy to maintain. Watertight compartments make it difficult to sink. | |||||||||
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