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Take plywood, cut to shape, smear on glue, drive nails, and presto! You have an instant boat. When Harold Paysonknown to associates, friends, and his wife as Dynamitebegan supplementing his boatbuilding work by selling boat plans, he got feedback from a number of customers who found the boats too difficult to build. Selling plans for boats that never got built went against Dynamite's Down East grain, and it was also, he figured, a straight road to bankruptcy in the long run. He outlined the problem to Philip Bolger, arguably the most innovative small craft designer around, and Bolger agreed, on one condition, to design a series that would require no lofting, no jig, and no lumber that could not be obtained at any local building supplies store. The one condition was that Dynamite would build and thoroughly test a prototype of each design to wring out every bug before offering the plans for sale. The eventual result was the original fleet of six boats described in his first book, Instant Boats. Here are eleven new Instant Boats to choose from, including three built with a new tack and tape method that eliminates most beveling. There are complete building instructions and plans for the Gypsy, a 15 foot, double chine outboard speed boat Windsprint, a 16 foot, double ended, lug rigged sharpie and others. Full size plans are available from the author you can build directly from the book, but the purchase of larger scale plans will make the task of scaling off the patterns easier. Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments. Part One Basic Training Opening the Door Ways and Means A Closer Look at Wood. Part Two Tack and Tape Introduction Building Gypsy the Easy Way Building Gypsy Full Size Nymph A 7 Foot 9 Inch Mind Boggler Diablo Speedster and Workhorse. Part Three New Boats to Join the Original Fleet Introduction The Lug Rigged Windsprint TortoiseThe Ugly Duckling SkimmerThe Poor Man's Whaler The Dynamite Sailboard A Workhorse Called June Bug The Handy 10 12 Foot Pointy Skiff The Pedal Driven Sidewheeler The 23 12 Foot Light Schooner. Appendixes Feet, Inches, Eighths Audel on Quarter Sawing Lumber My Favorite Luff Tie System Scarfing Plywood Learning to Sail.
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