Is full size lofting of boat required ?
Some plans have full size patterns, and others, particularily larger craft, have a simple table of offsets. The offsets are accurate and all that is required is to draw the sections full size about a centre line and base line, from the simplified table of offsets. Like wise the stem profile is drawn from a clear staement of stem dimensions. For most chine hulls the frames are then set up inverted on a building jig, which is detailed in the drawing set. The shape of the craft is then apparent and if necessary some minor fairing can be done by running a batten longitudinally around the frames. It really is easy. There is none of that complicated lofting that authors of boat building books like to talk about.
