The Ins and Outs of Building Lapstrake, Carvel, Stitch-and-Glue, Strip-Planked, and other Wooden Boats. Whether you are contemplating your first-ever boatbuilding project or trying to decide what design you'd like to build next, Greg Rossel can help. Here's a glimpse of what's inside this complete overview of wooden boatbuiling: How rowing, sailing, paddling, and powerboat desgin perform, and how they compare in cost, time, and neccessary skills for building. How to choose the best boat and building method for your next project. How to loft a hull, steam-bend frames, scarf a joint, cut a rabber, laminate stems, and spkie planks. How to take the lines off an old classic whose plans have been lost. How to make oars, spars, coamings, knees, gaff jaws, cleats and more. Hardcover, 342 pages. |