Stitch & glue the vagabond is an excellent first boat for coastal cruising or club racing: simple but elegant, ideal for a couple with two children. start building in the fall for spring launch: the vagabond is fast and easy to build.. Stitch and glue plans are good wooden boat plans for beginners. making a model will pay back later and save you time when you build because you will have figured out how the boat goes together. your model will also help you decide if you like the look of the boat before you spend a lot of time and. As for stitch-and-glue, i believe that it is the best way of utilising plywood for hull construction from an engineering perspective, even though i prefer cutting bevels and working timber, to the epoxy and glass work required by stitch-and-glue..
Stitch and glue melon seed the woodenboat forum is sponsored by woodenboat publications , publisher of woodenboat magazine. the forum is a free service, and much like the "free" content on public radio, we hope you will support woodenboat by subscribing to this fabulous magazine.. The stitch-and-glue melonseed lacks some of the gracefulness found in the round-bottom designs but can be built in 100 hours with minimal skills. it's a pretty boat with characteristically good sailing qualities.. Stitch-and-glue construction, along with the development of epoxy and modern mahogany marine plywood, has revolutionized and revitalized wooden boat building. stitch-and-glue boat building is not only stronger, lighter, and faster than traditional wooden boat building, but it also takes far less skill..
