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...