Illustrated Custom Boatbuilding
Illustrated Custom Boatbuilding

Author: Bruce Roberts-Goodson

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-11-04

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 1472907965

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This book caters specifically for the needs of prospective buyers of production and custom built boats, outlining the pros and cons of all types of boatbuilding materials. It will help owners decide what material is most suitable for their needs and how to customise and modify the boat to suit their particular requirements. With his vast experience of boat design, Bruce Roberts-Goodson gives advice (for both sail and powerboats) on: construction materials and methods special tools required suitable building sites designing and building the interiors engines for sail and power electrical systems for sail and power rigging, sail plans and keels plumbing and equipment Bruce Roberts-Goodson has a thriving boat design business, and with many hundreds of enquiries each day, he is well placed to know what questions customers want answered and what the current trends are.

Boatbuilding Techniques Illustrated
Boatbuilding Techniques Illustrated

Author: Richard Birmingham

Publisher: Adlard Coles

Published: 2005-09-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780713676211

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Sound woodworking skills are essential when building a boat from scratch or just completing a hull, whether it is made of steel, aluminium, GRP or any form of wooden construction. This highly illustrated book provides help any aspiring boatbuilder decide what materials and tools to use and how to use them. Richard Birmingham's classic text covers the wide range of techniques and skills needed when constructing a boat, from interpreting the plans to hints on working different timbers. He answers many of those puzzling questions which need to be solved in a refreshingly clear and direct manner. This book will prove an invaluable reference to the home builder or newly trained apprentice in a fitting out yard.

Featherweight Boatbuilding
Featherweight Boatbuilding

Author: Mac McCarthy

Publisher: WoodenBoat Books

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780937822395

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Using the Wee Lassie as an example, the author opens your eyes to the natural beauty around you. A practical and beautiful craft, this lightweight and strong double-paddle canoe will carry you to waterways that are inaccessible in most boats.

Boatbuilding
Boatbuilding

Author: Howard Irving Chapelle

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Published: 1941

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13:

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This book serves as a workshop handbook; giving detailed instructions on how to go about each part of a job building a boat and its proper sequence, as well as what must be looked forward to, while performing a given operation. The advantages and disadvantages of each type of construction suitable for amateurs will be described.

Boatbuilding
Boatbuilding

Author: Howard Chappelle

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1994-04-05

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 9780393035544

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Reprint of the Chapelle (Search for Speed Under Sail) original published by Norton in 1941. Now printed on acid-free paper and with a new foreword by Jonathan Wilson. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Lofting a Boat
Lofting a Boat

Author: Roger Kopanycia

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2013-10-05

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1408151294

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The second book in our Classic Boat series aimed at traditional boat lovers, builders and restorers. Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order to turn the design plans into boat lines plans to measure off and build the full-size boat. Its a tricky art, but this book shows exactly how it is done in clear, step-by-step diagrammatic stages. Aimed specifically at the amateur DIY builder, it will enable anyone to build a boat of any size, whether power or sail. The author has been teaching lofting to boatbuilding students for over 10 years, and has found that the key to understanding is visualisation - hence the plethora of step-by-step diagrams in this book to assist the reader to grasp the concepts. Lofting will be welcomed by budding boatbuilders everywhere.