Small Craft Plans
Title | Small Craft Plans PDF eBook |
Author | Jay R. Benford |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Boatbuilding |
ISBN | 9781888671056 |
Taken from Benford's original drawings and reduced in scale, the plans for each of the 15 small boats included in this collection are nevertheless complete and ready for lofting full size. The boats range in size from 7' to 18' and can be varied for rowing, sailing, or small outboard engine.
Building Classic Small Craft
Title | Building Classic Small Craft PDF eBook |
Author | John Gardner |
Publisher | International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003-09-02 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780071427975 |
"John Gardner's work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted."--WoodenBoat magazine "Deserves an honored place on the library shelf."--National Fisherman "Poses clear and impassioned means to go from the armchair to the open water via your own boat shop."--Sea History This big, handsome legacy volume contains all the plans, measurements, and directions needed to build any of 47 beautiful small boats for oar, sail, or motor.
American Small Sailing Craft, Their Design, Development, and Construction
Title | American Small Sailing Craft, Their Design, Development, and Construction PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Irving Chapelle |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780393031430 |
From the author of Yacht Designing and Planning and Boatbuilding: the definitive history and survey of the great classic American small sailing craft.
Canoecraft
Title | Canoecraft PDF eBook |
Author | Ted Moores |
Publisher | Firefly Books Limited |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781552093429 |
Back in print: A revised second edition of a classic how-to book on canoe building. The new edition is updated to include advances in glues and techniques since the original was published, as well as five new canoe plans, builder tips and paddle carving.
Building Strip-Planked Boats
Title | Building Strip-Planked Boats PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Schade |
Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2008-11-14 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0071643370 |
The first comprehensive book on stripbuilding almost any type of small boat Strip-planking is a popular method of amateur boat construction, but until now there has never been a book that showed how to use it for more than one type of boat. Author Nick Schade presents complete plans for three boats of different types (canoe, kayak, and a dinghy) and shows you step-by-step how to build them. Written for all amateur builders, the book covers materials, tools, and safety issues.
Building Small Boats
Title | Building Small Boats PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Rössel |
Publisher | WoodenBoat Books |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780937822500 |
Greg Rossel grew up cruising the waters of New York Harbor and spending time in the boatyards on the south shore of Staten Island where economics (more than anything else) made wooden boats the craft of choice. He makes his home in Maine where he specializes in the construction and repair of small wooden boats, as well as writing for several publications. Greg has been an instructor at WoodenBoat School in Maine since the mid-1980's, teaching lofting, skiff building, and the "Fundamentals of Boatbuilding".
The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build
Title | The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Schade |
Publisher | McGraw Hill Professional |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 1998-04-21 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0071708707 |
Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements for three different kayaks: 1) A simple solo craft for beginners, 2) A high-performance solo kayak for intermediate paddlers, and 3) A tandem design for two paddlers. With its easy-to-follow guidance and instructions, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak makes top-notch kayaks accessible to budget-minded paddlers.