What is included in a set of stock plans?
You say the plans provide the information you need to build a boat, but don't necessarily tell you how. What books would you recommend that tell you how?
general, lofting, patterns, recommended reading, stock plans The holes for sterntubes, rudder tubes and any other long, large diameter holes that require accurate alignment are best cut with a boring bar...
boring bar, boring holes, cutters, drill, pilot hole, rudder tubes, sterntubes Stern gear components have been changing in recent years. Traditionally the standard was a bronze stern tube threaded into a cast bronze bearing carrier at the outboard end, and into a cast bronze stuffing box fitting on the inboard end...
bearing assembly, bronze, copper, fibreglass, pvc, shaft tube, stern gear components What are the differences, and advantages and disadvantages between different traditional and glued construction methods? (Carvel, Clinker, Cold Molded, Strip Planked)
carvel, clinker, cold molded, glue, hand tools, planking, self-fairing, strip planked, traditional Strip planking appears to offer an easy route to planking the hull, because it does not require lining out the planking or constructing temporary jigs. There are some problems with strip planking...
epoxy resin, rot, strip planked Is it up to the builder to decide the placement of the planks in clinker boatbuilding?
The plans do not give the positions of the individual planks. Lining out is the job of the builder and can only really be done in three dimensions.
There are many ways to leather oars. We will describe one that works well for us, and requires no nails.