Lofting a Boat: A step-by-step manual

A clear, step-by-step guide to the tricky art of lofting: turn a boat's design into a building plan.

Aimed at traditional boat lovers, amateur DIY builders and restorers, this manual from Adlard Coles' Classic Boat series offers clear, step-by-step diagrams to enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail.

Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order to turn the design plans into boat lines plans to measure off and build the full-size boat. The author has been teaching lofting to boatbuilding students for over 10 years, and has found that the key to understanding is visualization—hence the plethora of step-by-step diagrams in this book to assist the reader to grasp the concepts.

Lofting a Boat will be welcomed by budding boatbuilders everywhere.

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Lofting a Boat: A step-by-step manual

A clear, step-by-step guide to the tricky art of lofting: turn a boat's design into a building plan.

Aimed at traditional boat lovers, amateur DIY builders and restorers, this manual from Adlard Coles' Classic Boat series offers clear, step-by-step diagrams to enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail.

Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order to turn the design plans into boat lines plans to measure off and build the full-size boat. The author has been teaching lofting to boatbuilding students for over 10 years, and has found that the key to understanding is visualization—hence the plethora of step-by-step diagrams in this book to assist the reader to grasp the concepts.

Lofting a Boat will be welcomed by budding boatbuilders everywhere.

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Lofting a Boat: A step-by-step manual

Lofting a Boat: A step-by-step manual

by Roger Kopanycia
Lofting a Boat: A step-by-step manual

Lofting a Boat: A step-by-step manual

by Roger Kopanycia

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A clear, step-by-step guide to the tricky art of lofting: turn a boat's design into a building plan.

Aimed at traditional boat lovers, amateur DIY builders and restorers, this manual from Adlard Coles' Classic Boat series offers clear, step-by-step diagrams to enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail.

Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order to turn the design plans into boat lines plans to measure off and build the full-size boat. The author has been teaching lofting to boatbuilding students for over 10 years, and has found that the key to understanding is visualization—hence the plethora of step-by-step diagrams in this book to assist the reader to grasp the concepts.

Lofting a Boat will be welcomed by budding boatbuilders everywhere.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781408131121
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 03/13/2012
Series: Adlard Coles Classic Boat Series
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 6.60(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Roger Kopanycia has taught students from all over the world wooden boatbuilding skills and techniques, including the art of lofting. He is an assessor for City & Guilds and NVQ qualifications. Prior to his teaching role, he had 20 years experience in the field of engineering.

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