Hi Tom, by all means get Nick's book; it has great information in it. At the very least you will want it for the paddle and rudder plans. Search the Bear Mountain site and BBS for lofting directions and additional stem offsets - I am currently building one of their boats.

The first number is feet, the second is inches and the third is eighth-inches. Plus (+) indicates an additional sixteenth inch. You'll see why this notation is used once you start plotting. Get Allan Vaitses book 'Lofting' at your local Public Library if you want to learn a lot about the subject.

Here are two useful links on the BMB site.

http://www.bearmountainboats.com/peertalk
http://bearmountainboats.com/peertalk/peertalk/0000019d.htm

Ya'll be persistent - it is a long process : )

- Chip

: Does the book cover lofting? I found ted moores canoecraft at Borders (a
: local bookstore chain) bought it and even though I thought someone had
: said he covered this. It's not in it. I've had many setbacks on starting a
: yak,but hopefully will start soon. Why can't I find his book in a store,do
: I have to order from the net.
: P.S. I'm purchasing a router this weekend, any suggestions.I was looking at
: the Porter Cable kit with the fixed and plunge base so I could leave the
: fixed attached to a router table and use the plunge base for free hand.
: but I think I would prefer one with More power and variable speeds in this
: size the Makita 3hp looks pretty good. what do ya'll use and suggest.