Offers detailed plans and instructions for building a simple boat at low cost with easily obtainable materials and basic hand tools, the skiff in this manual is 15 feet in length, can hold two adults or several children, and is adaptable for oars, sail, or a small outboard engine. A fun way to spend a weekend and get an excellent small boat easily and inexpensively, it is a great family project, ideal for introductory boat-building courses and for community and school-based boat-building experiences.
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Richard Butz and John Montague founded the watercraft studies program at Buffalo State College. They have been involved in boatbuilding for decades.
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Even you can build a boat,
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This review is from: Building The Weekend Skiff (Paperback)
This book is designed for those who want a start in boat building or those looking for an inexpensive way to build a row boat or small sail boat. I have built the skiff in this book as part of a class at Buffalo State College with John Montague, the author. The directions are excellent and very easy to follow. My wife helped build the row boat and she has no prior woodworking skills. We enjoy the row boat very much and have had it now 2 years. The cost is around $250 for the row boat the sail boat is a little more due to the cost of a sail. I have built 2 more for a summer camp with high school age kids and they enjoyed it very much. A great book for the boating enthusiest looking to build thier own boat.
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I obsessed forever over which boat to build as my first project. Many of the plans themselves can be quite expensive. This book was half the price of even the cheapest plans by Jim Michalak, and an easier build. After reading the book a few times and finishing college coursework, I have my plywood and will start soon. Many options fully detailed for rowing, sailing or both, outboard/trolling motor or not. Cheap and easy project. I want a boat capable of sailing, rowing and motor use, capable of carrying 2 adults but able to be transported on top of my SUV. No trailer needed. Get the book!
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