Ebook: Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, Camden, 1995, 198 p. — ISBN-10: 0071579907, ISBN-13: 9780071579902.Why is stitch-and-glue boatbuilding so popular?Any number of construction methods will produce a beautiful boat. But for the backyard builder with limited experience and a tight budget, the choice is not so complicated. Traditional plank-on-frame and cold-molded construction require complicated lofting and building molds-to say nothing of expensive tooling and lots of time. Stitch-and-glue construction, on the other hand, can produce the same results with a substantial savings in time and money. The process is quicker, easier, uses fewer parts, and produces a boat that is much easier to maintain-without the building molds and with only the simplest lofting. For tools, you need little more than a circular saw, a sander/polisher/grinder, a block plane, a framing square, a level, and a tape measure.Sam Devlin has elevated stitch-and-glue boatbuilding to an artform, and his graceful designs have attracted the attention of backyard builders across the country. Here is all you need to know to build the boat of your dreams, whether it's a 7-foot dinghy or a 40-foot power cruiser. Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way shares the wisdom of his 16 years of experience designing, building, and helping others build his fleet of small sail- and powerboats.It's all here, from choosing a design and setting up shop to painting the finished hull and launching. There is also a gallery of Devlin's designs and a detailed appendix listing sources for tools and other materials.Introduction: The Magic of Boats
The Advantages of Stitch-and-Glue Boatbuilding
Setting Up Shop
Selecting a Suitable Design
Selecting Marine Plywood and Dimensional Lumber
Epoxy Systems
Fiberglass Cloth and Tape
Scarfing
Lofting
Modeling
Scantlings
Building Cradles
Stitching Up the Hull
Bulkheads, Clamps, and Floor Timbers
Filleting and Glassing Plywood Joints
Rolling Over the Hull
Removing Wires
Cold Molding the Stitch-and-Glue Hull
Keels, Rudders, Skegs, and Othe r Appendages
Sheathing the Exterior Sanding and Fairing
Marking the Waterline and Painting the Bottom
Righting the Hull
Interior Structures
Painting
Exterior Trim and Hardware
Propulsion
Launching
Repairs