The New Cold-Molded Boatbuilding
by Reuel B Parker
This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in building a cold-molded boat. It details every step, starting at choosing a design and not finishing until the sea trials. Here is a book showing how you can produce a hull using inexpensive plywood and native timbers. A look below at the list of chapters will give you an idea of the scope of this book.
Soft back 320 pages

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'...full of good ideas. It is well written, and extremely well illustrated, and will keep the backyard builder's feet firmly on the ground while inspiring the kind of enthusiasm needed to carry out a major project to completion..'  (WoodenBoat)

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CONTENTS

1. Construction
2. Designs
3. Getting Organized
4. Beginning
5. Backbone
6. The Longitudinals
7. Planking
8. The Keel
9.
Fabric and Epoxy
10. Prefinishing the Fabric and Epoxy
11. Turning the Hull
12. Inside the Hull
13. Deck Structure
14. The Centreboard Trunk
15. Internal Structure
16. More Deck Structure
17. The Deck
18. Interior
19. Trunk Cabins
20. Above the Deck
21. The Cockpit
22. Compartments, Hatches and Windows
23. Centreboards and Rudders
24. Finishing
25. Inboard Diesels
26. Ballast
27. Plumbing
28. Electricity
29. Heat and Refrigeration
30. Mast and Booms
31. Hardware and Fittings
32. Rigging
33. Sails, Canvaswork and Upholstery
34. Launching and Trials
Appendix
Index

 

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