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Hull Construction & Materials

How to Make a Wood Boom

A detailed how-to article describing the step-by-step process of building a wooden boom for a Thistle. The article covers material selection, routing the sail groove, lamination, shaping, finishing, and drilling attachment holes.

View original on Google Drive · page 10

The scanned issue opens in Google Drive; turn to page 10.

This is a summary. The full article text is © the Thistle Class Association — read the original scan via the link above.

  • DIY
  • Boat maintenance
  • Boom construction
  • Wood working