Lofting

Lofting is the process of enlarging a boat's plans to full size. It is also a process that creates a stumbling block for many would-be boat builders. Alan Vaitses guides us through the lofting of a 12ft skiff, Francis Herreshoff's Araminta and a 28ft power boat, describing the techniques and practices necessary to loft flat-bottomed, round-bottomed with keel and V-shaped hulls. For those who are more advanced, he discusses short-cuts, developing transoms, lofting one-offs, production tooling and taking lines off existing boats. The book has a good problem-solving approach. PB spiral bound 150pp Line drawings & diagrams