Lot 958

"How to Build the Ocean Pointer" by David Stimson 2002 TPB Small Boat Building 1st/1st

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"How to Build the Ocean Pointer" by David Stimson 2002 TPB Small Boat Building 1st/1st

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by The Book Barn
August 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT
Timed Auction
353 Indian Village Road
Shapliegh, ME, US 07076

VINTAGE 2002 Trade Paperback Small Boat How-To-Build 1st Edition 1st Printing. "How to Build the Ocean Pointer: A Strip-Built 19'6" Outboard Skiff" by David Stimson. TRADE PAPERBACK 2002 Wooden Boat Books 1st Edition 1st Printing. Nice collectible 1st Edition 1st Printing trade paperback. Exactly as shown in scan(s). UNCOMMON BOAT BUILDING TITLE; ONLY NINE COPIES ON THE INTERNET AT TIME OF LISTING.

"Based on the Alton Wallace 18' round-bilged outboard skiff known as the West Pointer, the Ocean Pointer is a bit larger, and a significantly drier boat with a sweeping sheer, able to accommodate a 25-75 hp outboard. Designer/builder David Stimson created this boat to be strip-built (narrow pieces of wood), which is an especially forgiving building method for the less experienced builder. This new book provides step-by-step instructions on the building process so the reader will easily be able to determine if this is their ideal craft, and if so inclined, have at it. She'll move nicely through the water, and between that sheer and the aft tumblehome, she has a shape you'll never tire of."

Illustrated with photos & drawings Previous owner's name/date on title page, o/w internally tight & unmarked. Binding exterior: light handling wear/surface creasing; no book slant.

NO REMAINDER MARK; NOT X-LIBRARY. ALL ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED, NOT DEFECTIVE, & GENUINE.

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  • Condition: Very Good Condition

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