Is to encourage the personal involvement in the building recreational use and history of low-impact boats.

Boat building offsets. Ad Luxury Cobalt Boats in Lake Geneva WI. The picture above shows a traditional table of offsets. The hull shape has also been smoothed out to eliminate the multi-chined sectional shape.

The Table of Offsets defines the boats shape and my existence for the next few months Laying out heights from the baseline for defining the sheer line One height measurement at. Most sets of plans will also have a table of offsets. The mission of RiversWest Inc.

Table 4 lists the height at each Station measured inside the boat vertically down at the centreline from the top of sheer plank to the top of the floor. Table 3 - Width of the top of the boat at each Station ie the beam at the sheer. By using and transferring measurements from the table of offsets that he created he is able to loft the dory at full size right on his temporary table so he wont have to crawl around on the floor.

The panel method of building a one off fiberglass boat is a variation on the Ezi-build technique. In days gone by before computers lofting needed to be done near the boat building effort as the builders needed to frequently check lines and measurements. We also build and repair small rowing and sailing skiffs.

The traditional method use a table of offsets instead of dimensions. With a full set of plans these are more of a convenience than a necessity. These offsets are adapted for a 14 skin thickness so they can be strip built.

Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory. Likely the biggest boost to the home. Sponsors the Portland Wooden Boat Show.