Books for the amateur or professional boat builder tradition wood construction, metal or new materials. A good library of boat books will save the builder considerable time and money. SeaTales book sales has books on maritime history, schooners, sailing .sea stories, and tall ships.
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| Devlin's Boatbuilding | Painting & Varnishing | Inspecting the Aging Sailboat | Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual : | Legend of Chris-Craft; |
 100 Boat Designs Reviewed : Design Commentaries by the Experts
(Woodenboat) by Peter H. Spectre (Editor)
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| Devlin's
Boatbuilding : How to Build Any Boat the Stitch and Glue
Way; Sam Devlin; Paperback; List: $22.95 ~ Traditional plank-on-frame and cold-moulded construction methods require complicated lofting and building moulds, to say nothing of expensive tooling and lots of time. Stitch-and-glue construction, on the other hand, can produce the same results with substantial savings in time and money.. . The boats Devlin builds are anything but amateurish; they're works of art |
Leatherman
TSS100A Original Leatherman(tm) Pocket Survival ToolOur Price: $34.99 |
 Fifty Wooden Boats : A Catalog of Building Plans
List Price:
Paperback (February 1988)
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 Boatbuilding
: A Complete Handbook of Wooden Boat Construction ~ Howard I. Chapelle,
Jonathon Wilson (Introduction) / Hardcover / Published 1994 Our Price: $27.97 ~ A classic in every sense of the word. Howard I. Chapelle covers nearly every aspect of the design and construction of small, traditional, wooden craft. There is much insight to be gained, and the illustrations and plans included are priceless bits of our marine heritage. Worth a read, even if you don't plan on building a boat yourself. |
DeWalt
DW991K-2 14.4 Volt Drill Kit with 2 Batteries |
 Building
Classic Small Craft : Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats
~ by John C. Gardner List Price: Hardcover - 576 pages commemorat edition (October 1996) Intl Marine Pub; ISBN: 0070228647 ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.05 x 11.30 x 8.76 |
Leatherman
67010103 The Wave Our Price: $59.99
Zircon
50793 Stud Sensor Pro(tm) 4.0
Leatherman
TSS200A Micra Tool
Black
& Decker MS500K Mouse Sander/Polisher Kit with 23 Accessories
Ridgid
75757 RG10V Robogrip Pliers
Leatherman
TSS100A Original Leatherman(tm) Pocket Survival Tool
Fiskars
9109 5/8" Bypass Pruning Shears
Porter
Cable 557K Professional Plate Joiner with 1000 Biscuits
Skil
5150 7-1/4" Circular Saw
Prazi
USA Bigg Lugg Cordless Drill Holder
DeWalt
DW733K 12-1/2" Portable Thickness Planer
DeWalt
DW911 Heavy-Duty Work Site Radio/Charger
Black
& Decker VP750 VersaPak(tm) 2-Position Screwdriver
Bucket
Boss Brand 01056P Bucket Boss 56 Organizer
DeWalt
DW2510 19-Piece Rapid Load Set
Bosch
1587AVSP "Progressor" Top Handle Jig Saw Kit |
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New Cold-Molded Boatbuilding : From Lofting to Launching;
Reuel B. Parker;
Paperback; List: $22.95 ~ There are many ways of building boats one of the method Many builders favor cold molding -- a wood/epoxy matrix that couples the beauty and feel of traditional wood construction with the low-maintenance advantages of fiberglass. it is suitable for the home builder, Parker in this book takes you from Lofting to Launching. |
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 Boats
With an Open Mind Philip C. Bolger; List Price: $34.95 Our Price: $27.96 You Save: $6.99 (20%) some unique craft, the author presents 75 novel and wonderful boats - some strange, some beautiful, all of follows his function design philosophy. If you can't find a design that matches your needs check out Phils book. |
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 Spray
: The Ultimate Cruising Boat;
by R. Bruce Roberts-Goodson
Hardcover, 200 pages |
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 Sensible
Cruising Designs ~
L. Francis Herreshoff / Paperback / Published 1991 |
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 Boatbuilding
Manual
Hardcover; List: $34.95 ~
Book News, Inc., 08/01/94: |
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Architect's Apprentice : The Story of the Design and Construction of a Wooden
Sailboat ~ Gary M. Schwarzman / Hardcover / Published 1998 Our Price: $16.77 ~ |
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| Boatbuilding | Sailboat Hull & Deck Repair | How to Build a Wooden Boat; | 10 Wooden Boats You Can Build : | The 12-Volt Bible/for Boats; |
 Ultralight
Boatbuilding;
Ultralight canoes and small boats are a things of beauty, their apparent delicacy concealing great strength. They are lapstrake-constructed from marine plywood planks, each plank overlapping the one below it in a gracefully curved hull. Epoxy glue along the laps gives the hull structural reinforcement, minimizing the need for framing and permitting an amazingly light structure. Round-bilged and elegant, they are built over jigs, but the method is straightforward and not time consuming. . No fancy tools are needed, and care and patience will make up whatever you lack in woodworking skills. |
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| Boats
With an Open Mind : 75 Unconventional Designs and
Concepts
Building Classic Small Craft : Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats ~ The Earliest Ships : The Evolution of Boats into Ships (Conway's History of the Ship) ~ From a Bare Hull : How to Build a Sailboat ~ From Glass to Boat : A Photo Essay (Changes) How to Build the Haven 12 1/2-Footer ~ How to Build Wooden Boats : With 16 Small-Boat Designs The Laminated Wood Boatbuilder : A Step-By-Step Guide for the Backyard Builder ~ The New Cold-Molded Boatbuilding : From Lofting to Launching ~ Rip, Strip, & Row : A Builders Guide to the Cosine Wherry ~ Small Craft Advisory : A Book About the Building of a Boat ~ |
How
to Build a Wooden Boat
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| Aluminium
Boatbuilding
. A book highlighting the advantages of building in aluminum, as well as discussing limitations. shows , tools and techniques, setup, corrosion, more. illustrated.. |
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| Build
the New Instant Boats;
Eleven, new, easily-built Phil Bolger designs with expert building
advice. Clever and practical. No lofting required. Plans, photos,
illustrations.
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| How
to Build a Wooden Boat;
Samuel F. Manning, David C. McIntosh; Two boatbuilder share their his knowledge about traditional, practical wooden boat construction. Every step is cover in this book from making molds to hanging the rudder. outstanding Illustrations! |
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| Wooden Boat Renovation | The Hinckley Guide to Yacht Care | Shipshape : Art of Sailboat Maintenance; | Boatowner's Weekend Woodworking | Best of Sail Magazine's Things That Work |
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