Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard Reprinted Edition Contributor(s): Rabl, S. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626549753 ISBN-13: 9781626549753 Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
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BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Boating - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - General |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 8.5" W x 11" (1.86 lbs) 240 pages |
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Publisher Description: Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard makes building a variety of classic wooden boats accessible to anyone. Using the illustrated instructions in this book, you can truly build a boat-dingy, sailboat or cruiser-in your spare time, in your backyard or garage. Considered the best in its field for over five decades, Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard. offers the best practices of boat making processes, designs, concepts, and materials. Written for boat makers of all levels, boatbuilding expert Sam S. Rabl shares a lifetime of knowledge about designing and constructing your own craft, all in a single volume. From wood selection, tools, fastenings, laying down and taking off, framing, making the fits, planking and decking, installing the motor, the cabin, sails, and rigging, to caulking, painting, and more, Rabl guides the amateur boatmaker through every step of the process. The author also shares detailed drawing and guidelines for the construction of eleven boats, including a 14-foot skiff, 15-foot outboard utility, 15-foot sailing cruiser, 18-foot sport fisherman, 24-foot auxiliary cruiser, and several models of an 18-foot outboard tabloid cruiser (an example of which is the world famous Picaroon). Boatbuilding in Your Own Backyard is the ideal builder's handbook and is an indispensable guide to good care, safety, and maintenance for every boat owner. Rabl's concise instructions overflow with expert advice that will simplify the job and make your boat build a success About the Author |