For the home boat builder (last up-dated 28/08/09) there are many methods of construction available to the home boat builder - on this page l will discuss the most popular methods used and compare them so that the new builder can make a good choice for his/her boat building project.. Wooden boat construction by mark smaalders (published in the sept/oct 2000 issue of good old boat) how they're built and repaired - and the many good reasons for owning one. people have built, paddled and sailed boats for tens of thousands of years.. For this reason alone, it is likely someone somewhere will always be building wooden cruising boats, and that other people will always be sailing them. plank-on-frame construction. this is the most traditional method of building a wood boat. the principle is simple, though the details are complex..
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(from “fishing boat construction: 1 building a sawn-frame fishing boat”, un fao technical paper 96 rev. 1) box nails set on the body plan of the lofting floor . a piece of 1/4″ plywood will be placed on top and pressed into the nail heads, making a series of impressions in the plywood .. Carvel planking is a method of constructing wooden boats by attaching planks to a frame. the planks butt up edge to edge to each other and form a smooth hull. caulking is required between the joints. it is a heavier method of boat building than clinker (lapstrake).. Before stitch and glue method to build a boat became popular, plywood boats were often made by constructing a framework which was then sheathed with plywood. the plywood would be affixed to the frames using a variety of methods such as glue, screws and even nails, nowadays it is normal to use epoxy..
