Practical Boat Building for Amateurs: Full Instructions for Designing and Building Punts, Skiffs, Canoes, Sailing Boats, Etc.

Download or read book Practical Boat Building for Amateurs: Full Instructions for Designing and Building Punts, Skiffs, Canoes, Sailing Boats, Etc. written by Adrian Neison and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book is a complete and accessible guide to boat construction, with full instructions for designing and building punts, skiffs, canoes, sailing boats, and more. With detailed working drawings and simple, step-by-step instructions, this volume is ideal for those with little previous experience, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “Introductory—Designing”, “Tools and Materials”, “Punts”, “Clench-Built Skiffs”, “The Rob Roy Canoe”, “The Sailing Boat”, “Canadian Bateau—Canvas Canoe—American Shooting Punt”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing “Practical Boat Building for Amateurs” now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on constructing boats.