Article Title: Can I Build a Boat? The 4 Basic Building Steps
Author Name: Morten Olesen
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Copyright Date: 2011
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Can I Build a Boat? The 4 Basic Building Steps
By Morten Olesen © 2011, All Rights Reserved
Pushing off from the shore, you set sail across the water with an
enormous sense of pride and anticipation. You've done it!
You've built your own boat and are free to take on any
water-bound adventure you can envision. That may be your dream,
but for many building a boat seems like an impossible task. Take
heart!
While it may require some patience and a few new power tools
(nothing wrong with that!), there are really only 4 basic steps
to building a boat.
Step 1: Choosing a Boat Design
What do you want to be the captain of? A simple canoe? A row
boat? How about a skiff or dinghy? From catamarans to tugboats,
you can choose whatever type of wooden boat plans you'd like.
Of course, the bigger the boat, the more complex the plans and
the longer it will take to complete. For your first attempt, you
might consider a canoe or row boat. But if you've been there and
done that and have now set your sights on bigger fish (so to
speak), you may be ready to tackle a speedboat or a pram. Once
you decide, you'll only have 3 basic steps to complete before
sailing off into the sunset.
Step 2: Lofting
According to Wikipedia.com, "Lofting is a drafting technique
whereby curved lines are drawn on wood and the wood then cut for
woodworking. The technique can be as simple as bending a flexible
object (such as a long cane) so that it passes over three points
and drawing the curved line.
"Lofting is particularly useful in boat building, when it is used
to draw and cut pieces for hulls and keels, which are usually
curved, often in three dimensions."
If you can draw a curved line on a piece of plywood, you have the
basics of lofting wooden boat plans down already.
Step 3: Assembling
There's a method to the madness when it comes to organizing and
assembling the pieces of wooden boat plans. Once you learn a few
tricks of the trade, the process goes pretty quickly.
Assembling each section in the right order and using the correct
materials and techniques makes all the difference in the world.
When you get expert help in the form of plans and/or boat
building courses; putting together your dream craft is as easy as
following the instructions and pictures.
Step 4: Laminating
Boats made from wooden boat plans are created from individual
pieces of wood. Those pieces have to be connected in order to
have a finished vessel. If this were anything other than a boat,
you might just use nails or screws to hold everything in place.
But since our creation will be placed in the water, connecting
the pieces has to be both functional and also leak proof.
Although it might sound strange, water can be a boat's worst
nightmare. The seams of your vessel have to be watertight in
order for your boat to stay afloat. This is where many a novice
boat builder goes astray. There are 4 basic techniques for
laminating correctly the first time. Each has its pros and cons.
Taking time to learn all 4 and which would be best for the boat
you dream of building will be well worth your while.
In essence, that's it. That's all it takes to build a boat. If
you were wondering whether you could do it or not, the answer is
yes provided you have the right plans and instructions. I
recommend you start small and work your way up. Get a little
experience under your belt then move up in size and complexity
until you create the boat you've always wanted.
Morten Olesen is a master boat builder and Naval Architect. Visit
http://www.boatplans.dk to get his exclusive line of boat plans
which includes 3-D computer models plus a free Boat Builder
Master Course with your order.
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