150 pp. "Using a variety of boat designs, this volume explains the first stage in the process of boatbuilding: drawing the lines of a boat full-size to get the shapes and patterns needed for building. Lofting is the foundation of boatbuilding from which the rest of the process succeeds or fails." Keywords: ALLAN VAITSES LOFTING BOATING WATERCRAFT NAUTICAL BOAT BUILDING CRAFT HOBBIES