: Hello,
: I've recently been bitten by the bug to build one of these
: beauties, and I'm anxious to get started. I have a basic
: question and hope somebody can help. I bought Nick's book, and I
: wouldn't mind buying the plans to start my Great Auk, but I'd
: rather do it all myself, including the lofting. Problem: where
: can I find the size graph paper required to do this, or is there
: another method used that is an option? Thanks for any help, this
: web site and forum have been so much help so far in
: understanding the process!
: Sean.

If this is your first attempt to build a boat, I'd highly recommend buying the plans, much more to the plans than you'd think, one thing is most come with a building manual that answers most questions also has full sized patterns of the stations, so the first boat has the chance of actually getting finished.

Bill H.