Fifty Wooden Boats: A Catalog of Building Plans, Vol.1 (Paperback)

by Woodenboat Magazine (Author), Wooden Boat Magazine (Editor) "The Nutshell Pram is, in our opinion, one of the best tenders ever designed..." (more)
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Product Description
The first in the series, this catalogue contains study plans for 50 designs - which range from a 7' 7" pram ot a 41' 3" schooner. Drawings to identify each part of a wooden boat, a guide for the selection fo wood, and more.

About the Author
This is the first of three major catalogues compiled by the editors of WoodenBoat Magazine. The other books in this series are 'Thirty Wooden Boats' and 'Forty Wooden Boats'.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Wooden Boat Publications (June 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937822078
• ISBN-13: 978-0937822074
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #267,855 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fifty wooden boats, May 21, 2001

By	tuomo j pentikäinen (ESPOO Finland) - See all my reviews

Fifty Wooden Boats is an exceptional example of well-written, informative and still inspiring cataloque of fifty classical wooden boat designs. I can truly recommend it to anyone planning to build a wooden boat of his/her own. Especially here in Europe the classical plans have - to a great degree - vanished. This is a good cataloque for some of the classical designs. Hopefully we will get similar books of the wooden boats of the old continent, too!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The wooden boat: the highest form of art, March 24, 2006

By	William A. Hensler (Holt, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

5 Stars

Some people love working on cars, golfing, or seeing a good game. This reviewer loves ships and boats. I got this book as a house warming gift for a friend who build a massive house. I have to admit the book is amazing and quite informative.

Bluntly, if you're a good carpenter with a full work bench of tools, know a lot about basic carpentry construction, and don't mind spending money then this is the book for you.

Indeed, the person I gave this book to is an avid sailor on Lake St. Clair and is a house contractor. He is using some of the information in this book in restoring a wooden 1950s era cabin cruiser. This book tells a craftsman how to cut nautical grade joints, tells what types of woods to use, calking, and what types of glues to use. Note, the information is a little old so a person may want to research modern glues for marine use. It may not be easy to find some of the older glues referenced in this book.

I highly enjoyed reading this book. This amazon.com reviewer own a small sloop with a Marconi rig. I would never own a gaff rigged boat. But this wonderful little book will give you complete information on building a nice little sail boat. The section on the large cruisers is very tempting to anybody who has a passion for the sea.

If you are a builder of boats this book will have some good information for you. If you're like me, it has a fair bit of necessary general information on construction techniques and nautical terms.

I give it five stars. Anybody who likes boats, woodworking, and being on the water will learn something good from this nice book.

Highly recommended.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fifty Wooden Boats: A Catalog of Building Plans, June 14, 2001

By	Randall A Stevenson (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This book is exactly what it presents itself to be. The reason I rated it a 4 instead of a 5, was that I purchased it for plans for a curragh (currach), but no acceptable plans were included, although it came up on a search for currachs.