![]() ![]() When I purchase a modern boat building book, the section on lofting seems to be a bit light on information as to the specifics of their lofting technique. The basic problem with getting information on lofting seems to me to be an issue of the times. over the last 25 years or so I have undoubtedly lofted a couple of hundred boats some were for packaged plans, some were for customers, some were just for fun. ![]() Like any good puzzle, if you look at enough pieces the picture starts to come into focus. It seemed like every book I read left just enough out to keep me scratching my head. What seems simple to me now was once a mystery and a frustrating one at that. I admit that lofting is something that I take for granted, simply because I know how. For the purposes of this document, so as not to alienate all of the very capable woman in my life, I will refer to this person as a lofter. This person is defined as one who creates patterns or frames. The correct term for one who lofts is a loftsman. Let's get a piece of house cleaning out of the way first. In theory, if you are prepared to take on a project the size of the tug boat, you should be able to loft as it will be invaluable in the actual building process. Boats such as the tug boat would require a massive printer to print out patterns, and even if we could, using them would be rather impossible. ![]() There are very (very) few boats on our site that require lofting. First, let me make it perfectly clear that the vast majority of the boats on our site are lofted for you and full size patterns are provided. ![]()
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