Boat Building Book

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  1. CMARSHALL
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    Whats the best boat building book that you guys have seen.

    Thanks
     
  2. SamSam
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  3. lewisboats
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    That really depends on what type of building you want to do. I don't think there is a generic book that covers everything well. I have a couple of dozen books that cover everything from stitch and glue to welded steel and aluminum.

    Steve
     
  4. Raggi_Thor
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    One interesting work is the four volumes by Eldjarn & Godal documenting building methods and design for the typical lapstrake boats in every fjord from the south-west corner to the nothern limit for timber (spruce and pine) growing on the Noregian coast :)

    For practical advice: Chappelle for traditional building, Gougon bros 5th edition for modern wood construction.
     
  5. wdnboatbuilder
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    Stewards Boatbuilding book. Raggi got a good point on the Gougon Bros. book.
     
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  7. Guillermo
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    Here you have two I like (about building in wood):
    1.- Ian Nicholson's "Cold-Moulded and Strip-Planked Wood boatbuilding"
    2.- Larry Pardey's "Details of Classic Boat Construction"
     

  8. Milan
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    For the people who are into traditional, hard way, "proper" boat building, (steamed ribs, sweet smell of cedar, copper fastenings, a whole lot), I would highly recommend How to Build a Wooden Boat by David C. "Bud" McIntosh. Nice writing style, very good explanations, excellent illustrations…

    That's the way for the people who are enjoying building at least as much, (possibly even more), as sailing, who are not particularly in a hurry.

    For those "wood man" who are more into sailing (cruising) then building, money in short supply, not much patience and/or skill, G. Buhler's way would get them to the goal much faster and cheaper.

    "Iron man" building origami way would get there even faster and cheaper. (The cheapest boat building method of all, a side from ferro - cement).
     
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