Here’s a book filled with what hard-core boat nuts call “really neat boats”. Here are plans, philosophy and building instructions for a wide array of boats and construction techniques: flyweight tack-and-tape flatwater kayak; a foam/fiberglass wheelbarrow garvey; a half-scale fiberglass replica of a classic 1920s Elco power cruiser; a long-and-lean Chesapeake style power launch; a plywood trimaran with several transatlantic voyages to its credit…24 boats in all. These diverse designs are united by the common themes of simplicity of line, ease of construction and parting the water with a minimum of fuss.