This vintage book is a complete and beginner-friendly guide to building boats, with information on the design and construction of a rowing "e;flattie"e;, a V-bottomed sailing dinghy, a moulded pram, and more. It was designed for those looking to build a boat on a budget and without special tools, and was written by an amateur with actual experience building twelve boats. Contents include: "e;Hints on Designing"e;, "e;Sequence and Method in Building"e;, "e;How to Build a Dinghy Flattie"e;, "e;Finishing Details"e;, "e;How to Build a V-Quartered Sailing Dinghy"e;, "e;How to Build a Moulded Pram Dinghy"e;, "e;How to Build an Outboard Run-About"e;, and "e;How to Build a Dagger-Trunk"e;. 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.