How to Build A Boat

http://spirainternational.com/ - Here's a run through of the construction of an 18' wooden dory, along with a bit of background about Jeff Spira, founder of Spira International.

Spira International is the naval architecture website of Jeff Spira, a mechanical engineer, lifelong boat builder, boat designer, and boat captain, cruising, sailing and fishing offshore for over 40 years.

The Spira International website sells plans to build boats from 7' to over 30' of all varieties, including canoes, kayaks, row boats drift boats, sailing sharpies, dories, pacific power dories, Carolina dory skiffs, v-bottom boats, displacement cruisers, mullet skiffs, and McKenzie River drift boats.

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• wooden boat
• boat plans
• howto
• sailing
• diy

[webkinzlovers1000]

How much horse power

[tjkid07]

@webkinzlovers1000

1 to 200 - depending on which boat you're talking about

[GoldDredger35]

Could you possibly post a phone number in order to contact you with questions about your building plans and model comparisons, payment confirmation, ect? You website doesn't have one. Every company that sells boat plans has a phone number and an actual person you can talk to, except yours. I want to buy and build from the 34 foot dory plans you have posted, but the model is not on the order form.

[tjkid07]

@GoldDredger35

Please email me at info(at)spirainternational(dot­)com for the appropriate telephone number. The web site gives you a skype ID where you can talk to me live as well.

[odinegan]

im looking to buy some of your plans but dont know what plans to go for im looking for a fishing boat that holds four or five people v bottom for the sea

[tjkid07]

@odinegan

Try the Hatteras - a 19' v-bottom dory, or the 17' version Kachemak. They have been built all over the world and the owners love them. Check my web site for more info and slide shows.

[dinger3265]

Thank you so much for sharing!

[liongearo]

i could listen to you talk all day, its like jeff bridges found a hobby lol

[sheboyganjohn]

@tjkid07 That would be to 225, don't forget about the one I'm building. It's all covered for the winter. Check my facebook if you want to see it with the "monster" on the back.

[tracmag]

what about how to attach the bow stem?

[iampeeay01]

cool video.... will download your 3D book... looking forward to build my own boat... woohhooo.... :)

[hajar9911]

Eureka Eureka

get it ?

cause that's what archemedes said ?

okay

[BritishRoyalNavy360]

You need 1000 30 feet long X 6 inch wide steam bent strips nailed in an overlapping pattern then sand-papered and reinforced with copper plating and then you have to build a deck using planks nails and few inserted logs with hooks inserted for The sails..

[GoldDredger35]

The 34 foot model would be the Lone Star, however I keep checking the order form closely, the 34 foot Lone Star is NOT on the order form, however your website shows there is. This is the case when a phone number comes in handy. Thank you.