Improve Your Own Boat

Download or read book Improve Your Own Boat written by Ian Nicolson and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1986 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives advice on improving performance under sail, adding extra bunks, stowing nets, building tables, book racks, and lockers, increasing ventilation, and adding safety equipment

Download or read book Build Your Own Boat written by Ian Nicolson and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a must for the amateur who wants to be convinced that he can confidently approach the prospect of building his own dream boat. With the support of many diagrams and sketches, Ian Nicolson teaches all the skills necessary to create anything from a small cruiser to an impressive 75-foot yacht.

Download or read book Build Your Own Boat written by Percy W. Blandford and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This clear, concise guide contains the essential information needed to a build sturdy, seaworthy craft with only two hands and the most basic tools. Starting with an introduction to materials, Blandford -- a onetime Associate of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects -- covers construction, hulls, internal work, sailing gear, and more.

Download or read book Will It Make The Boat Go Faster? written by Harriet Beveridge and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-03-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its winning mix of gripping narrative and easy-to-implement performance-raising tips, this book has become a best-selling classic. It’s garnered 5-star reviews and wide-ranging endorsements – from Sebastian Coe and Dame Kelly Holmes to Lord Digby Jones

Download or read book Details of Classic Boat Construction written by Larry Pardey and published by L&L Pardey Publications. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 1015 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry Pardey is accepted as one of the master craftsman of the wooden-boat building world. He and his wife, Lin, have built and repaired many boats including two strong, handsome cruising cutters and sailed twice around the world in them. This impressive book shows the process of constructing a boat hull with extensive photographs and drawings and includes ample time-saving procedures. From financial and time planning, lofting, floors and framing, selection of materials, planking and spiling, design considerations, to deck beams, man-hour norms and details critical to wooden boat construction, this volume serves as th emost comprehensive guid a potential builder could ever use. Reders will also appreciate the discussions of how to select from numerous construction methods and materials, how to set up the shop and tips for sharpening and making your own tools. The new appendix on proper adhesive selection is "must" reading.

Download or read book Improve Your Own Boat written by Ian Nicolson and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 1986-02-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical book is written for all those sailing and boat-building enthusiasts who take pleasure in making improvements to their craft.

Download or read book Boatbuilding for Beginners (and Beyond) written by Jim Michalak and published by . This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate book for anyone who has dreamed of building a boat.