Books by Harold "Dynamite" Payson:

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Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson

193 Pages, 8.5" x 11", paperbound

Dynamite Payson has teemed up once more with designer Phil Bolger to bring you 15 new smart and able boats.

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Payson's Pirogue, Cartopper, Sweet Pea, Ruben's Nymph, Big Tortoise, Auray Punt, Fisherman's Skiff, Stretched Dory, Sea Hawk, Diablo Grande, 18' Clamskiff, 15'6" Clamskiff, Sneakeasy, Catfish, Chebacco

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Build the New Instant Boats

160 Pages 8 1/2" X 11" 110 illustrations, paperbound 1984

The second generation of 11 Instant Boats with much more boatbuilding wisdom and information.

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Gypsy, Nymph, Diablo, Windsprint, Tortoise, Skimmer, Dynamite Sailboard, June Bug, Pointy Skiff, Sidewheeler,Light Schooner

 

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Instant Boats

152 pages 7" X 10" 48 illustrations paperbound The first generation of 6 Instant Boats, published 1979 and still in print. Important instructions for the six boats at right, plus chapters and chapters of basic info and advice. A Classic.

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Teal, Elegant Punt, Surf, Zephyr, Folding Schooner,Kayak

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Go Build Your Own Boat!

128 Pages, 8 1/2" X 11", 101 photographs, 79 line drawings, paperbound. Provides the "how to" for every step of building a boat, from blueprint to launching.

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Build the Instant Catboat

48 pages, 63 illustrations, 8 1/2" X 11", paperbound. "Complete and minutely detailed instructions for building a beautiful 12 foot 3 inch catboat using marine or exterior grade plywood, fiberglass resin and cloth, a couple of pine or fir boards, and a few pounds of fastenings and hardware."

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Instant Catboat, (Tiny Cat)

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How to Build the Gloucester Light Dory

32 Pages, Based on a series that originally appeared in Wooden Boat (#41-53) this manual describes the building of one of the finest plywood rowing dories ever designed.

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Gloucester Gull, or Gloucester Light Dory (non-instant.)

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Boat Modeling with Dynamite Payson

Well-known author/boa/builder, Dynamite Payson applies his "instant approach" to building table top replicas of small rowing and sailing craft.

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dories, skiffs, catboats, peapods, Friendship sloop, sardine carrier

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Boat Modeling the Easy Way

A Scratch Builder's Guide

America's best loved boat building writer launches a whole new fleet of easy-to-build models.

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Gloucester lobster boat, Maine tug boat, two sardine
carriers, a turn-of-the-century day cruiser, Friendship sloop, a torpedo-stern launch, Gloucester fishing schooner, Plank-on-edge English cutter

 

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The Dory Model Book

"This is without a doubt the ultimate how to build model book.... Three traditional downeast boats are featured."

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Banks Dory, Friendship Dory, Friendship Dory Skiff

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Keeping a Cutting Edge: Saw Filing

Setting and Sharpening Hand and Power Saws

"The skills you'll need to make your saw saw, and what to look for when it does not."

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103 Small Boat Rigs

Philip C. Bolger

An excellent introduction to sailing rigs for small boats. Each rig includes a drawing and explanation of the basic features of the rig and its advantages and disadvantages.

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