Wooden Boat Building Step 1: Lofting Boat Plans

Learn how to loft the boat plans of a plywood sailing dinghy and how to cut the side panels hassle free!

I have chose the stitch and glue boat building technique as it does not require previous experience nor expensive tools.

Start by marking out the hull panels. Do this by drawing down the station lines 305 mm apart on the sheets of plywood and then transfer the dimensions given to each station line. Using a thin batten of wood or plastic (old curtain rail) held in place by weights, draw in each curve. Two of each panel shape are required (port and starboard). It is easier to mark out only one panel side and when this has been cut out, trace around this for it's mating panel. The 2 panels can then be cramped together for planing up so ensuring a matching pair.

Plywood panel size is typically 2.5 m or 8 ft. In order to obtain the needed hull panels length, two or more pieces will need to be joined. See more details in the next video.

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[aseeker]

It is very kind of you to post this series of videos on a Paul Selway design. I have bought a set of plans for his Highlander 23 which can be built using exactly the same stitch and glue construction technique. Your videos have given me the confidence to build my own boat.

[felixcat]

An educational masterpiece from a Craftsman whom is helping viewers to see how construction takes place and to instil confidence in them that they too can achieve their dream of building their own boat!

The tutorial jumps the language barrier by being a straight forward visual learning device requiring no previous knowledge or experience on the part of the viewer.

To have taken the time to construct a boat as a teaching exercise for viewers to gain vital understanding of the techniques used and the confidence that they too could do that, is extremely considerate.

We viewers are very fortunate to be able to refer back to a video episode or segments to refresh our understanding and boost our confidence.

Thank you for taking the time and effort to make these wonderfully informative, educational resources which are a pleasure to watch.

Learning the complexities of wooden boat building has never been so accessible and in such an easy to follow format as these types of video.

[nestor]

Di el like 2000, excelente trabajo un saludo desde uruguay👍🇺🇾

[pejantantangguh]

Good job 🇲🇨greetings of peace from Indonesia captain

[harryme]

Good choice, that is a lovely cruising dinghy design .
Good build.

[pakde]

I really enjoy your videos and I love the jazz riff. I'm having a problem finding all of your videos in order and I hope some time you have a chance to make individual playlists of your projects. I would also like to see the videos in the real speed. I know that's asking a lot but these are really good and deserve to be appreciated. Thanks again.
Edit, I see you have a playlist for the kingfisher project. maybe I was thinking of salt works. Let me go get on his case about the playlist instead lol

[recepgundogar]

müzik ve görsel 10 numara olmuş elinize sağlık. Daha iyisini yapacak olan varsa yapsın onuda izleyelim....

[sudarso]

May I ask for the detailed design data of the boat? Thank you and good luck Captain. I'm from Indonesia🇲🇨👍👍👍

[crapisnice]

You only need plywood frames and curv a single piece hull plywood for the bottom instead cutting the hull plywood in pieces

[colinstohr]

Great vid mate, don't listen to the haters, if they can't figure it out just watching it without verbal instruction probably best they don't attempt to build one ;)

[guytero]

Stunning music. I'm sure it'll go viral. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[AbachrielPuastologawa]

Wonderfull work, i wish i can build one, thanks for educational video...
Would you to share the plan for me, please

[edwardbarker]

Love the videos. What. Boat is this? Is it a Segway-Fisher design? What length is it overall? Thanks again for these visual treats.

[Esten]

What is the thickness of the plywood Used here? Is it 19mm?

[jadekayak]

Great to seethe METRIC SYSTEM at work.

Makes everything easy.


Nice simple design for a first project too

[happysuccesshs]

Please help me I want to build also.. how about step 2? And can you guide me? Thank you

[DinghyadventuresPl]

Cool video, nice job. Although you shouldn't plane plywood it against the grain of the outer layer (~1:20)

[timbarnett]

Really good if you have Plans! Dad an I built several fishing boats for us an friends from marks dad had on floor, oops!

[alexr.p]

good morning can you tell where i can get a free project

[JonBoxification]

I like the video but the obsession with slow motion clips of jigsaws and planing is beyond me.