Paul,

I second what Rhed says. I am building with plans from Shearwater Boats and the plans are full size. I taped them to to the scarfed plywood and used the awl method that Rhed described making a mark every inch or so. I joined the points with a ruler rather than a batten but the short lines make for real fair lines when you use your block plane to shave to the lines. The only problem that I had using this method was that the shape of the panels was better than I had expected (this is my first boat) and I kept stopping to admire them, so it took longer than it should have.

Order those plans and get to it!!

Ken

: Hi Paul

: I'm sure you have already ordered your plans by now, but, when they get
: there, you have a couple of options as to laying them out on the plywood.
: 1) Using a sharp ice-pick or scratch-awl, or just a small finish nail, you
: can play connect the dot with little holes about 1/2" to 1"
: apart, and therefore saving the plans for another use. 2) Using a quilters
: wheel or sewing wheel, you can roll a dotted line onto the plywood to
: follow with a pen or dark pencil. Preferably the pencil. 3) Carbon paper
: to back the plans. Glen-L marine has offered some 2' x 16' sheets on their
: site in the past. Search Glen-L.com. As a fellow woodworker, I can't
: believe you even asked that question. But then... getting a boat in the
: water a little sooner could be a factor. Enjoy!

: Rehd