BOATBUILDING MANUAL
by Robert M Steward
There has been more than 60,000 copies of this book sold. It is one of the most widely read texts on the subject and has been used for years as the standard reference book at boatbuilding and design schools as well as with the home builder. Robert writes clearly and easily, stating everything simply and precisely. Likewise the drawings are simple to follow and understand. While this book emphasises traditional wooden boatbuilding it also has a chapter that covers other materials and boatbuilding methods. For the intending wooden boatbuilder, it's the book that covers it all.
Hardback 372 pages

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REVIEWS

"...the best building manual for wooden boats there is - clear, concise but inclusive, and written so the inexperienced boatbuilder can read it."    John Gardner. Mystic Seaport Museum

"This is a book at home in the workshop, not the library. Pulled from beneath a pile of shavings, it is the thing to make a tough decision or to quiet an unwelcome adviser."    SAIL

"I first got acquainted with the Boatbuilding Manual in the early1970's when Murray Peterson, the yacht designer, gave me a copy saying, "Read this. It's the best book on small boat building I've ever seen." I had to agree and it's still true. Steward's book is in a class of its own. It's the book I always recommend for boatbuilding classes, and we've used it to fine advantage at the local high school."   Sonny Hodgdon

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CONTENTS

Foreword
1.
General
2. Plans
3. Tools
4. Woods
5. Fiberglass and other Hull Materials
6. Fastenings
7. Lines and Laying Down
8. Moulds, Templates, and the Backbone
9. Setting Up
10. Framing
11. Planking
12. Deck Framing
13. Decking
14. Deck Joinerwork
15. Interior Joinerwork
16. Finishing
17. Sailboat Miscellany
18. Steering
19. Tanks, Plumbing, etc
20. Mechanical and Electrical
21. Potpourri
22. Safety
Appendix 1  Sharpening tools
Appendix 2  The metric system of Measurement
Appendix 3 Sources
Appendix 4  Recommended Reading

 

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