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This book is about fixing up old boats made of wood. For many people, a boat isn't a boat unless it's made of wood. The psychological and philosophical reasons for needing to own a boat made from honest trees instead of the material that L. Francis Herreshoff characterized as "frozen snot" needn't concern us. But in this day and age, hard-nosed economics and the ubiquitous bottom line certainly should.
FACT: You can buy a repairable wooden boat and renovate and remodel it for a lot less money than you can buy and renovate a plastic or metal of similar size and condition.
Jim Trefethen has renovated dozens of good old wooden boats, and in this book he's sharing his collected wisdom, craftsmanship, and penury with you. It will supply you with the basic skills you'll need to successfully renovate an old wooden boat--any old wooden boat, from a 16-foot canoe to a 50-foot cruiser, and everything in between--provided the boat actually is repairable (and you'll learn how to determine that, too). After you've read "Wooden Boat Renovation," we hope you come away knowing what is possible and how to accomplish it. Then we hope you actually do it.
"I strongly recommend this book. It is as full of humor and wisdom as practical tips...It's an enriching, helpful book." The Ash Breeze "Not just another how-to book, this is in-depth instruction written with knowledge, compassion and love for wooden boats." The Ensign
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| Why Wood? | |
| Is Fiberglass Really Easier to Maintain? | |
| Fiberglass Boats | |
| Last Forever Wood Rots and Fiberglass Delaminates Wooden Boats | |
| Cost a Lot to Build Plastic Boats | |
| Have More Space Used Wooden Boats | |
| Cost Less Wooden Boats | |
| Are Real Boats | |
| Wooden Boats | |
| Are Traditional Boats | |
| Selecting the Perfect Project Boat | |
| Attemptus Futilitus What Kind of Boat | |
| Do We Want? | |
| Where Can We Work? | |
| Let's Stop Planning and Start Looking | |
| Where Do We Look? | |
| What to Look For Narrowing the Field Negotiations | |
| The Offer to Purchase Get a Survey Financing | |
| Your Purchase So Let's Buy It Already | |
| Work Schedule and Budget Planning with a Computer | |
| The Work Schedule | |
| The Project Budget | |
| Something About Tools Buy the Best--You Deserve | |
| It Used Tools Are Good Tools | |
| Borrow if You Can, Rent if You Must Keep It Sharp | |
| The Basic Tool Kit | |
| The Tool Box Saws Chisels and Gouges Planes | |
| Measuring and Marking Tools Power Tools | |
| Circular Saws Bandsaws Planers Jointers | |
| The Drill Press Power Sanders Hand Drills Routers | |
| Boatbuilding Woods Grades of Lumber Sawing and Drying | |
| Lumber Rain-Forest | |
| Woods Oak Teak Mahogany Cedar Cypress | |
| Sitka Spruce Douglas Fir Larch Plywood | |
| Marine Plywood | |
| The Affordable Alternative Veneers | |
| Just for the Hull of It Defining | |
| Terms Hull Repairs Carvel Planking | |
| Strip Planking | |
| Lapstrake Planking | |
| Plywood Cold-Molded Hulls | |
| Hull Repairs Epoxy Hull | |
| Flexibility Refastening | |
| Frame Repairs Laminating | |
| Bent Frames Plank Repairs Spiling | |
| Carvel Planking | |
| Lapstrake Planks | |
| Strip Planking | |
| Plywood Fiberglassing | |
| Wooden Hulls | |
| All Hands on Deck | |
| Deck Leaks | |
| The Fiberglass Option Doing the Job Wooden | |
| Decks and Other Forms of Self-Flagellation Cabin | |
| Trunk and Deckhouse Spars and Rigging | |
| Internal Spaces | |
| The Tick-Stick Trick | |
| The Built-Up Bulkhead | |
| Interior Cabinetry Drawers | |
| Louvered Doors Sinks and Countertops | |
| Little Boats--Big Memories Works in Progress | |
| Renovating Runabouts | |
| Renovating Canvas-Covered Boats | |
| Renovating Lapstrake Boats | |
| The Finishing Touch Surface Preparation Sandpaper Sanding | |
| New Work Sanding | |
| Old Work Varnish | |
| The Epoxy Undercoat | |
| Brushes for Varnish Applying | |
| Varnish Maintaining Varnish | |
| Polyurethane Paint Surface Preparation for Painting | |
| Epoxy Base Coat | |
| The Prime Coat | |
| Brushes for Paint Applying Paint | |
| Suggested Reading | |
| Sources of Supply | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780070652392
ISBN-10: 0070652392
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 302
Published: 1st December 1992
Dimensions (cm): 24.4 x 19.8
x 2.3
Weight (kg): 0.697
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