Forty Wooden Boats: A Third Catalog of Building Plans [Paperback]

Wooden Boat Magazine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1995

These are the newest designs added to the series. These popular books contain details usualy found with study plans: hull dimensions, displacement, sail area, construction methods and level of skill needed to build.

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About the Author

This is the third major catalog of boat plans compiled by Cynthia Curtis, Doug Hylan and Mike O'Brien. Other books are 'Fifty Wooden Boats' and 'Thirty Wooden Boats'.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Wooden Boat Publications (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937822329
• ISBN-13: 978-0937822326
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars should be called "A Book of Dreams", June 28, 1997

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This review is from: Forty Wooden Boats: A Third Catalog of Building Plans (Paperback)

If there's nothing so worth doing as messing about on boats, looking at a book of study plans surely comes in near the top. WoodenBoats has compiled a(nother) set of intriguing drawings and lines which have me turning page after page, thinking about the possibilities for building my own boat. I may never actually build any of the boats shown in this book, but I've gotten tremendous enjoyment -- and learned a great deal about the various types of boat hulls, rigs and construction -- while perusing the pages. The only problem is that forty boats isn't enough

2.0 out of 5 stars Not really worth it., November 9, 2006

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J. Valletta (Syracuse, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forty Wooden Boats: A Third Catalog of Building Plans (Paperback)

Unfortunately, with the advent of the interweb / internet, this book is rather obsolete, I would have returned it but would rather keep it than pay the postage back.

Substantially more information is available on even the worst boat building web site.

Even if you're just trying to fill your shelves with books, I'd still find a better book or print out some web pages instead, you'd be better off.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Designs to dream over, March 29, 2008

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RR1000 "Variable Interests" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forty Wooden Boats: A Third Catalog of Building Plans (Paperback)

Another fine selection of boat porn! This is a great resource for boat design enthusiasts and those who dream of the next boat building project (just as soon as I finish my current one). The selection of vessels is wide and includes power, paddle, stroke and sail. This one makes a fine companion to the other two editions published by Wooden Boat.