Boatbuilding Manual [Import] [Hardcover]

Robert M. Steward (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Intl Marine Pub; 4Rev Ed edition (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877423792
• ISBN-13: 978-0877423799
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,170,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A mandatory book for the would-be wooden boatbuilder, February 4, 2001

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"_j_p_w_" (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boatbuilding Manual (Hardcover)

This book is (or should be) truly mandatory for anyone constructing a boat or rebuilding a boat (sail or power) made of wood. It is an invaluable reference, and has a wealth of information and tips for the most experienced boatbuilder. Most importantly however, is that it paints a remarkably accuate portrait of what is involved in working with the media of wood and water. It will either encourage the motivated amateur, or discourage him or her with its no-nonsense explanation of the nature of such an undertaking.

In short, it makes life easier for *anyone* who works with wooden boats, sail or power.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive text on boatbuilding, August 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Boatbuilding Manual (Hardcover)

The Boatbuilding Manual is essentially a text book, in all sense of the word, of boatbuilding. It's a great introduction to boatbuilding for beginners and amateurs. If you're looking for a quick, purely instructional guide to building a seacraft, this might not be your cup of tea. But if you are looking for an in-depth, well-researched and well-presented book building a boat, then you have the right book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars In the search for answers and direction, October 4, 2009

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Flat Lander (Calgary, Alberta) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Boatbuilding Manual (Hardcover)

I have worked as a carpenter professionally for thirty years and I have finally reached a point in my life where I would like to build something for myself. Why not a boat?

Upon the recommendation of a naval designer, I purchased a copy of this book and a couple of others. Having had no experience with boat building, sailing, or the like, I was in hopes of finding some answers to questions like, "How do I get started?"; "What order do you work in?" and "where do I go for materials and fittings?"

The first thing I discovered is that the terminology and language of boat building is far from anything I have known and the book helped a great deal with defining and aiding the understanding of the language. Next, the book opened up not only a whole new world of carpentry, but a history of the evolution of boat building through the various designs, styles, and methods of construction, and they are numerous.

This is both an entertaining book, if you like boats, as well as an educational book if you are searching to answer the questions that plague a non nautical person faced with the task of building a boat. In the case of the latter, sometimes the first reading is not enough, but the answers are there.

I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who wished to pursue the craft, with the warning that the Patinence required when reading to educate yourself, is proportional to that required to carry on the physical craft of construction. Take your time, work the math, and enjoy!

This will definitely remain a resource for me througghout the project.