In this lesson we take a look at building drop boards for boat interiors. Rather than marine grade plywood I’m using an exterior grade material called MDO or Medium density overlay. Brand names are Duraply and Creozone. There are other ways to do this but htis...
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...
In this lesson we learn the basics of a technique called clench nailing. It’s probably the fastest method of mechanically joining lapstrake planking together but it does take some practice and attention to detail to get it right. They are usually associated with...
It can be very hard to find some types and sizes of hardware and fasteners for boats. I often find that I need to make them from scratch. This was a little experiment to see if I could cut threads into a piece of bronze rod to basically make a big wood...
