"Ultrasimple Boatbuilding: 17 Plywood Boats Anyone Can Build" by Gavin Atkin (Repost)
"Ultrasimple Boatbuilding: 17 Plywood Boats Anyone Can Build" by Gavin Atkin
International Marine, McGraw-Hill | 2008 | ISBN: 007159387X 0071477926 9780071477925 | 242 pages | PDF | 8 MB
International Marine, McGraw-Hill | 2008 | ISBN: 007159387X 0071477926 9780071477925 | 242 pages | PDF | 8 MB
The first complete how-to guide for building the latest generation of quick and easy boats. In this book author shows you how to create elegant, seaworthy plywood boats with a minimum of time, experience, and expense.
Using clearly written and illustrated step-by-step instructions, Atkin explains the basics of stitch-and-glue construction, tools, materials, shop safety, and more, as he helps you choose and build the simple boat of your dreams.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Virtues of Small and Simple Boats
Part One: How to Build Them
1 Three Simple Methods
2 Materials and Tools
3 Basic Skills
4 Building the Hull
5 Finishing Your Boat
6 Fitting Out for Rowing and Sail
7 Making Models
Part Two: The Boats
Minimouse and Micromouse
Lilypad
Mouse and Rowing Mouse
Cruising Mouse
Poorboy
Dogsbody
Jiggity
Aurette
Piragua
Cinderella
Flying Mouse
Eek!
Puddle Duck Racer
Summer Breeze
Doris the Dory
What Shall We Build Next?
Appendix: Suppliers of Boatbuilding Materials
Index
with TOC BookMarkLinks
About the Author
Gavin Atkin is known around the world for his minimalist boat designs. His award-winning creations, including the celebrated Mouse, have been built by countless boat enthusiasts.