4 wooden boat building techniques. there are four basic wooden boat building construction techniques used by home boat builders. these are the stitch and tape, the ply on frame, the strip planking, and the clinker ply.. If you want to build a boat from wood the first thing to consider are the various construction methods. next consider where you are going to do the building.. Plywood is a very versatile material widely used in wood boat construction. it is dimensionally stable and needs only to be epoxy coated to protect it from moisture to become an almost ideal boatbuilding material. several construction techniques are used to fabricate boats from plywood..
Many modern wood-epoxy boats are based on traditional designs but take full advantage of modern design and construction techniques to minimize weight and maximize performance. others are full-out modern superyachts measuring over 100 feet in length and a few are flat-out race boats.. Wooden boat construction by mark smaalders (published in the sept/oct 2000 issue of good old boat) how they're built and repaired - and the many good reasons for owning one. people have built, paddled and sailed boats for tens of thousands of years.. If you want a new wood-epoxy boat, you must commission its creation as a one-off, and many people with money to burn have done just that. many modern wood-epoxy boats are based on traditional designs but take full advantage of modern design and construction techniques to minimize weight and maximize performance..
