: That seems to be characteristic of many boat plans. I have never
: found one that you could just lay down, turn a page at a time
: and do what it says. They usually start off sensibly with the
: BoM and then you have to hunt around for the next page. The best
: instructions are the ones you find in boating , strictly in
: order, do this now and then buy next month's issue . . . if the
: design of your choice has been featured in a magazine it is
: worth buying the back copies IMHO.

: Maybe boat designers need to understand boat builders . . . of
: course it wouldn't be as much fun if boat building was like
: assembling IKEA furniture . . .

Makes a big difference if you are purchasing plans, which tend to be pretty complete, or getting them for free on the net. Tom does all of this for free.

Bill H.