Boatbuilding for Beginners (and Beyond)

A Brief Overview of Building a Simple Boat - 6
    Publisher\'s Introduction - 7
    Wooden Boat History - 9
    Choosing a Design - 15
    Materials and Tools - 21
    Building Your Boat - 29
    The Sailing Bits - 39
    Making a Set of Oars - 55
    Making Sails - 59
    Making a Polytarp Sail - 63
    Rigging a Lugsail - 66

Some Other Simple Boats:
    Piragua - 72
    QT Skiffs - 74
    Jonsboat - 78
    A Taped-Seam Boat - 83
    Robote - 87

Using Your Boat
    Rowing - 91
    Sailing for Nonsailors: Theory - 96
    Sailing for Nonsailors: Doing It - 99
    Using a Powerboat - 107
    Thoughts About the Weather - 112
    Capsize Recovery - 117
    Emergency Flotation - 119
    Hatches and Vents - 123
    Cartopping Boats - 127
    Boat Trailers - 130

Appendices
    Powerboat Math - 137
    Sail Area Math - 142
    Joining Plywood Sheets: Butt Straps and Scarfing Methods - 145
    Bevels - 151
    Resources (Websites, Materials Suppliers, Further Reading) - 153
    More Designs - 159