Paul Fisher instruction manuals

The ins and outs of this popular buillding method Strip planking is an increasingly popular method of boat construction (over half of all our new design work is for strip planked craft). It enables the amateur boat builder to produce a beautiful round...

Make your own sails This new manual incorporates our old "Manual of Sail Making for the Home Boatbuilder" but now also includes several new sections. These include a discussion of the most popular rigs used for dinghies, dayboats and yachts (traditional...

Includes sailing canoe details Ply/Epoxy and stitch and tape construction is fun because, with little financial outlay, you can be on the water very quickly in a boat that you have created yourself over a period of only 25 hours or so, using basic...

All the basics of stitch & tape This new manual incorporates our old "Manual of Modern Small Plywood Boat Construction Techniques" but now also includes several new sections. These include new chapters on fitting buoyancy (flotation), shaping and...

covers the construction of boats using modern ply on frame techniques This manual covers the construction of boats using modern ply on frame techniques - the stitch and tape method of construction is fine for boats below 18' or so although I have used...

taking a look at the ergonomics of your boat Having built the hull, deck and superstructure, you are now ready to think about fitting your boat out. This manual helps you plan for this next and final stage by first, taking a look at the ergonomics...

has 129 diagrams helping to explain the process Many Selway Fisher designs can be built using the clinker ply method and some have been specifically designed for this method - this manual has 129 diagrams helping to explain the process from the set-up of...