Building the Six-Hour Canoe
Building the Six-Hour Canoe

Author: Richard Bütz

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780961039677

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A guide to building a canoe that contains scale plans, specifications, a tool list, step-by-step instructions, and even a helpful explanation of how to paddle the canoe. All the building operations are clearly illustrated with photos and sketches. The canoe is constructed from a single 4'x16' (or two 4' x 8' sheets) sheet of marine plywood and a few pieces of dimensional lumber and, with epoxy glued seams, is watertight from the moment it hits the water. When completed, the canoe is 15'3" in length with a 31½" beam. Inexpensive to build using ordinary tools and materials, the canoe gives everybody access to boatbuilding and a boat.

Building Sweet Dream
Building Sweet Dream

Author: Marc Pettingill

Publisher: Tiller Pub

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781888671032

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A complete how-to manual covering all phases of building and finishing six versions of a 12-, 13- or 14-foot arc-bottom canoe. It includes dimensioned hull plans, a detailed building sequence heavily illustrated with step-by-step photographs, tips and techniques for painting and varnishing, and hard-to-find background and reference material. Anyone with a few basic hand and electric tools and a small workshop or one-car garage can undertake this project for any level of boat-building or canoeing experience.

The Starship and the Canoe
The Starship and the Canoe

Author: Kenneth Brower

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2020-02-18

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 168051279X

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“The Starship and the Canoe is neither a wilderness survival manual nor a book of blueprints. It is another of those rare books impossible to define: the kind that seeks you in time. And you will know it, live it, and consult it thereafter simply by name.” --Chicago Sun-Times “Brower’s superbly written book clutches at one’s imagination.” --Publishers Weekly “In the tradition of Carl Sagan and John McPhee, a bracing cerebral voyage past intergalactic hoopla and backwoods retreats.” --Kirkus Reviews Originally published in 1978, The Starship and the Canoe is the remarkable story of a father and son: Freeman Dyson is a world-renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there. His son George, a brilliant high school dropout, lives in a treehouse and is designing a giant kayak to explore the icy coastal wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Author Kenneth Brower describes with stunning impact their lives and their visions of the world. It is a timeless tale framed by modern science, adventure, family, and the natural world.

The Dory Book
The Dory Book

Author: John Gardner

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2022-06-15

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1493068326

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The dory has seen duty as a fishing boat, lumberman's batteau, lifeboat, recreational rowing boat, and racing sailboat. The most comprehensive book about dories ever published, this is at once a history of the dory, a practical handbook on dory building, and a compendium of 23 dory designs with full construction details. The author, a longtime contributor to National Fisherman, and the illustrator, Sam Manning, are perhaps the foremost experts on the subject. A steady stream of letters and photographs to the late John Gardner from successful dory builders worldwide has been testimony to the widespread popularity and influence of this book.

Building Strip-Planked Boats
Building Strip-Planked Boats

Author: Nick Schade

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2008-11-14

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0071643370

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The first comprehensive book on stripbuilding almost any type of small boat Strip-planking is a popular method of amateur boat construction, but until now there has never been a book that showed how to use it for more than one type of boat. Author Nick Schade presents complete plans for three boats of different types (canoe, kayak, and a dinghy) and shows you step-by-step how to build them. Written for all amateur builders, the book covers materials, tools, and safety issues.

Canoe and Boat Building
Canoe and Boat Building

Author: W. P. Stephens

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-08-15

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0486156249

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DIVContains comprehensive, simply written directions for designing and constructing canoes, rowing and sailing boats, and hunting craft. 87 illustrations. /div

Building a Strip Canoe
Building a Strip Canoe

Author: Gil Gilpatrick

Publisher: Delorme Mapping Company

Published: 2002-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780899333496

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Includes directions for building eight different canoes plus a helpful list of resources for lumber, tools, etc. 100+ photographs & illustrations.

This Old Canoe
This Old Canoe

Author: Mike Elliott

Publisher:

Published: 2015-09

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780994863300

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When restoring a wood-canvas canoe, you don't work on it, you work with it. In This Old Canoe: How To Restore Your Wood-Canvas Canoe, Mike Elliott guides you through the process of bringing your classic heirloom back to life. He takes you step-by-step through all aspects of a canoe restoration from assessment to the finishing touches. Concise instructions clearly illustrated, provide the passport you need to embark on this unique adventure.

The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction
The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction

Author: Meade Gougeon

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9781878207500

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An illustrated guide to wooden boat construction using WEST SYSTEM epoxy by pioneers in the field of wood/epoxy composite construction. Subjects include Fundamentals of Wood/Epoxy Composite Construction, Core Boatbuilding Techniques, First Production Steps, Hull Construction Methods, and Interior and Deck Construction.

Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America
Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America

Author: Edwin Tappan Adney

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2007-10-17

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1602390711

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The bark canoes of the North American Indians, particularly those of birchbark, were among the most highly developed manually propelled primitive watercraft. Built with Stone Age tools from available materials, their design, size, and appearance were varied to suit the many requirements of their users. Even today, canoes are based on these ancient designs, and this fascinating guide combines historical background with instructions for constructing one. Author Edwin Tappan Adney, born in 1868, devoted his life to studying canoes and was practically the sole scholar in his field. His papers and research have been assembled by a curator at the Smithsonian Institution.