# Vintage Mystic Seaport Boatshop Lofting Manual (1998)
### By Barry Thomas & Chris Rawlings - Scarce Out-of-Print Wooden Boatbuilding Bible

Up for sale is a beautiful, highly collectible copy of the "Mystic Seaport Boatshop 
Lofting Manual," published by the Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. (1998). 
Written by master craftsman Barry Thomas with exceptionally clear technical drafting 
illustrations by Chris Rawlings, this 79-page manual is widely considered an 
indispensable reference blueprint for traditional wooden boat builders and marine 
design enthusiasts.

### About This Manual:
This book provides comprehensive, step-by-step instructions for lofting a small boat's 
lines, accompanied by 25 highly detailed engineering drawings. It expertly guides the 
builder through taking a designer's table of offsets and scaling up the body plans, 
waterlines, buttock lines, and sheer lines to full mechanical scale on a molding or 
workshop lofting floor before sawing timbers.

Very Good Condition - Please review all high-resolution photos to verify details