Boats: A Manual for Their Documentation (American Association for State and Local History) [Paperback]

Paul Lipke (Editor), Peter Spectre (Editor), Benjamin A. G. Fuller (Editor)

Book Description

Series: American Association for State and Local History | Publication Date: January 1, 1993

Published in association with the Museum Small Craft Association
The first complete guide to measuring, recording, and preserving this important part of our cultural heritage, Boats provides advice from America's leading boat builders, architects and engineers, cultural historians and folk life specialists on how to care for boats and chronicle their individual histories. Extensively illustrated, bursting with time-saving hints and helpful assistance, and formatted to facilitate use in the field, Boats covers the waterfront: from simple pencil and tape measure to sophisticated computer-assisted documentation. For the curator of major maritime collections to the weekend sailor, this book offers step-by-step guidance for understanding and documenting sailing vessels.

Product Details

• Paperback: 415 pages
• Publisher: Altamira Press (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0942063171
• ISBN-13: 978-0942063172
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,652,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars How to measure a boat so you can model it., May 5, 2000

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Bob Giles (Annapolis, Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boats: A Manual for Their Documentation (American Association for State and Local History) (Paperback)

This book was written by folks who are primarily interested in recording the history of small boats. My personal small boat reference library has 180 books in it and I have read all with careful attention to detail. More than half of them would be better reference books if the author had enjoyed the opportunity to study this book on documenting small boats. The scope of this book is such that there is truly something for all, no matter how specific your interest in small boats. I am a scale model builder. I enjoy getting each piece to look & work like the real thing. That means I need to be able to measure the real thing, draw it to scale and then reproduce it. This book defines the basic structure of a boat, gives you a working vocabulary and understanding of each part. I'm referring to parts that are there in plain view that are typically overlooked, but essential. Once you read this book (or the parts that interest you) and see the parts, you'll realize it was more difficult to write about measuring and drafting than it is to actually do it. The graphics in this book are excellent. If you own a boat, for which there are no plans and plan to build a model of it, this book is a "must-have" for the project. If you are a serious student of archaeology, you need this book. The book's index converts a book of great scope into a quick easy to use reference book. Finally, the bibliography alone is worth the price of the book. If I could only keep 5 of my books, this would definitely be on my keep list.