Understanding Boat Plans

Understanding Boat Plans

In this lesson we take a look at a set of boat plans and walk through the basic elements found within. The most confusing element is called the “lines drawing” which looks like a pile of spaghetti on a plate to the untrained eye. This should help to...
Model Boat Building Part 3

Model Boat Building Part 3

    In this lesson we take the traditional half hull model from Part 2 and us it to create expanded panels to build a more accurate representation of this boat design. with care, and a little paint you could build something worthy of display on the mantle....
Model Boat Building Part 1

Model Boat Building Part 1

This is a simple way to take a set of printed plans and craft a quick three dimensional model. It won’t be an accurate representation of the actual boat but it will give you a better feeling of scale and mass plus it demonstrates how the shape of a plank laid...
Model Boat Building Part 2

Model Boat Building Part 2

In this lesson we take the same set of plans from Part 1 and apply them to a solid block of wood to create a traditional half hull model. Try it yourself. Download the plans. forest and stream skiff...
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