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If you are planning for canoe building, the first thing you need is good and detailed canoe plans. You may find canoe plans easily by searching on the internet or your local bookstore. But, it is never recommended to pick any plan and start working on it. People have been building canoes for thousands of years. But in the ancient times, there was nothing called detailed canoe plans. It was just the experience, based on which they used to build it. Later on from about few hundred years making an appropriate canoe plan got significant attention from the canoe builders. The processes involved canoe building are common to all boat building, only requiring greater care and skill than ordinary work and the principles, once mastered, may be applied to the construction of any of the simpler craft, such as rowboats and skiffs. Freeboard, rocker, sheer etc. are the major parts in a canoe which need a greater amount of details in the dimensions. These dimensions vary depending on whether you are using paddling canoe, sailing canoe or a mixture of both. Hence, the first step for you would be to spend significant time in reviewing different canoe plans. Depending on your requirement, sort out a few from them. Again study those plans very deeply, Make sure that using the plan you can visualize all the components, their shape and location in your mind without leaving any doubt. Check, if the materials needed according the plan are available. You will also need an easy to follow construction during canoe building. Make sure that your canoe plans have clear step by step instructions.
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