This vintage volume is a complete and novice-friendly guide to making novel model boats and ships. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated, this book is perfect for the model builder looking for new and interesting projects. Contents include: “Tools and Materials”, “Hulls”, “A Catboat”, “A Thermostatic Boat”, “A Model Power Submarine which dives and comes up again”, “A South Sea Island Outrigger Canoe”, “A Tension Motor Speedboat”, “A Simple Ferryboat”, “A Lee-Board Sailing Boat”, “A Plank-section Sailing-Ship”, “A Hydro Glider”, “An Outbound Motor-Boat”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on building models.

Learn the skills necessary to successfully create an accurate model boat from scratch, including structural elements, paper model renderings, hull features, and mechanical drawings. This book takes the reader through all the steps necessary to create one model boat based on the "Annie Buck," an actual Chesapeake Bay "Deadrise" workboat. Based on all readers learn here, they will be able to apply the design techniques and theories to successfully create models of other boats that appeal to them. In fact, the detailed text also explains how to read marine drawings for reference and describes the tools and techniques needed to successfully execute bulkhead and lift building theory. For inspiration, a gallery of finished models includes Coronados, cruisers, and trawlers. This book will prove its worth to modelers everywhere.

Models and miniatures.

A highly detailed, superbly illustrated manual introducing serious model builders to hand-crafting ship models from the bottom up. Not for beginners. 133 illustrations.