| Introduction | |
| From West Pointer to Ocean Pointer | 1 |
| Ocean Pointer's design and construction | 4 |
| I | Design and Performance | |
| To vee or not to vee: | |
| A question of flat bottom vs. deadrise | 5 |
| Ocean Pointer's hull lines, and how they affect performance | 6 |
| II | Getting Started | |
| Setting up your shop | 9 |
| A Building Platform | 9 |
| Tools | 9 |
| Lighting | 9 |
| Pencils | 10 |
| Heat | 10 |
| Safe use of power tools | 10 |
| Safe handling of epoxy | 11 |
| Tips for successful gluing | 11 |
| Construction overview | 13 |
| Materials and supplies | 14 |
| III | Making Molds and Patterns | |
| Materials | 15 |
| Making the cockpit molds | 15 |
| Patternmaking | 15 |
| IV | The Backbone: Keel, Stem, and Transom | |
| Materials | 17 |
| Inner and outer keel | 17 |
| The inner stem | 18 |
| The outer stem | 19 |
| The forefoot | 19 |
| The transom | 20 |
| V | Making the Bulkhead Frames and Setting Up | |
| Materials | 21 |
| Bulkhead frames and motorwell sides | 21 |
| The cockpit sole | 21 |
| The ceiling | 22 |
| Setting up the molds | 22 |
| Marking the stations and setting up the cockpit molds | 22 |
| Installing the motorwell sides and bracing the molds | 23 |
| Installing the cockpit sole and transom | 23 |
| Installing the ceiling | 24 |
| Installing the bulkhead frames | 25 |
| Installing the inner keel | 25 |
| Installing the stem | 26 |
| Applying epoxy fillets | 26 |
| Installing the outer keel | 26 |
| Beveling the bulkhead frames | 26 |
| Beveling the forward end of the inner keel | 27 |
| Beveling the transom | 27 |
| Sealing the plywood | 27 |
| Installing the control cable and wiring conduits | 27 |
| Installing the Styrofoam flotation | 28 |
| VI | Planking | |
| Materials | 29 |
| Removing the temporary fastenings | 29 |
| Preparing the plank strips | 29 |
| Planking the hull | 29 |
| Applying the fillets | 31 |
| Cutting off the planking parallel to the sheer | 31 |
| VII | Completing the Exterior | |
| Materials | 33 |
| Fairing the hull | 33 |
| Installing the outer stem and forefoot | 35 |
| Flipping the boat | 36 |
| VIII | Preparing for Decking | |
| Materials | 37 |
| Planing the sheer | 37 |
| Fitting and fastening the inner rubrails | 37 |
| Dynel cockpit sheathing | 39 |
| The deck framing | 39 |
| IX | Laying the Deck | |
| Materials | 43 |
| Marking and cutting out the deck panels | 43 |
| Installing the deck panels | 43 |
| Sheathing the deck with Dynel | 44 |
| X | Completing the Woodwork | |
| Materials | 45 |
| Building the center console and seat box | 46 |
| Building the forward seat | 46 |
| Making the coamings | 46 |
| The outer rubrails | 49 |
| Striking the waterline | 49 |
| The spray rails | 49 |
| XI | Controls, Deck Hardware, and Finishing | |
| Materials | 51 |
| Mounting the hardware | 51 |
| The helm | 52 |
| The control lever | 52 |
| The control cables | 52 |
| The splashwell mounting kit | 53 |
| Scupper drains | 53 |
| Running lights | 53 |
| Ventilators | 53 |
| Bow chocks | 53 |
| Panel and battery switch | 53 |
| Ignition switch | 53 |
| Mooring and stern cleats | 54 |
| Fire extinguisher | 54 |
| Installing the console | 54 |
| Installing the seat box | 54 |
| The battery box | 54 |
| The wiring | 54 |
| The fuel tanks | 54 |
| Choosing a motor | 54 |
| Painting and varnishing | 55 |
| Finishing touches | 55 |
| Appendix I | Sources for Materials | |
| Marine supplies, hardware, paint, epoxy | 56 |
| Marine plywood | 56 |
| White cedar strips, 1/8-inch mahogany veneer, oak, ash, and mahogany | 56 |
| Full-sized patterns for Ocean Pointer | 56 |
| Dynel fabric | 56 |
| Appendix II | Repairs and Maintenance | |
| Repairing the hole | 57 |
| Repairing the damaged stem | 57 |
| Maintenance | 57 |
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