This vintage book is a complete guide to small sailing craft, with a focus on the construction thereof. Written for the amateur boat builder, this handbook is intended to cover all the problems commonly faced by those who attempt to build a boat of their own design, and will be of considerable value to anyone occupied in such an endeavour. Contents include: "General Introduction," "First Stages in Building," "Erecting and Planking," "Miscellaneous Jobs and Tools," "Completing the Hard Chine Runabout," "Timbers, Tools and Some Useful Hints," "Building a 3-Tonner," "Construction of a Larger Hull," "Construction of a Larger Hull," "Miscellaneous," etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on boat building.