| The Floatplan Cruising Library |  |
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Boat Building, Buying and Maintenance | ||||
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| Boatbuilding
Manual, by Robert M. Steward "The most concise book on wooden boat construction (including modern methods). Easy to read and understand. A standard reference." - mp |
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| Boatowner's
Mechanical and Electrical Manual : How to Maintain,
Repair, and Improve Your Boat's Essential Systems,
by Nigel Calder, Stephen F. Pollard "The most comprehensive and practical repair manual available. This book has been a lifesaver for me in overhauling an older boat. One of the books I would not sail without." - cw |
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| Building Classic Small Craft : Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats, by John Gardner, Hardcover, 576 pages | |||||
| Build
the New Instant Boats, by Harold H. Payson, "Simple, often not-very-strong, boats." - jfh "Easy to build, and the ones with lots of curvature tend to be strong and stiff." - wv |
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| Classic Small Craft You Can Build, by John Gardner, Paperback | |||||
| Desirable
and Undesirable Characteristics of the Offshore Yachts,
by John Rousmaniere (Editor), Stephen L. Davis "Technical, but required reading for anyone choosing an offshore boat. This is a series of reports which were inspired by the Fastnet race disaster of 1979 and sponsored by the Cruising Club of America." - mh |
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| The Dory Book, by John Gardner, Paperback | |||||
| Fiberglass
Boat Building for Amateurs, by Ken Hankinson "It covers pretty much all aspects of glass boat building. More technical, covers different resins and reinforcements, vacuum bagging, high tech as well as low tech, gel coats, laminating, etc." - mp |
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| The
Finely Fitted Yacht : Volumes I and II, by
Ferenc Mate, Candace Mate (Illustrator) "Another large collection of nice improve-your-boat projects, mostly involving the living accommodations." - cw |
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| From a Bare Hull, by Ferenc Mate. | |||||
| Gougeon
Brothers on Boat Construction : Wood and West System
Materials, by Meade Gougeon "Excellect illustrations and pictures. Covers all phases of construction: estimating materials, tools, wood as structural material, safety, lamination techniques, scarfing, coating & finishing, lofting, molds, keels/stems/sheer clamps, laminated hulls, strip planking/composit, interiors, decks, hardware bonding." - adc |
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| Handmade Houseboats : Independent Living Afloat, by Russell Conder "Houseboats in the tradition of Whole Earth Catalog, so read with caution. Contains photos and drawings of some good, classic floating residences." - wv | |||||
| Marine
Diesel Engines : Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair,
by Nigel Calder "A good basic introduction to diesels, although much of it concerns powerboats." - cw |
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| Modern
Boat Maintenance : The Complete Fiberglass Boat Manual,
by Bo Streiffert (Editor) "A large collection of project and explanatory articles with more illustration than text. It covers a remarkable range of topics and some rather complex projects. Good for the person who already knows the basic techniques. This appears to have been published originally in Sweden." - cw |
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| The
Nature of Boats : Insights and Esoterica for the
Nautically Obsessed, by Dave Gerr "Excellent book for those interested in boat design Stories about boats with problems (or sometimes about boats without problems) alternating with general discussion of various boat design considerations make this book an engaging and interesting read." - adc |
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| Refrigeration
for Pleasure Boats : Installation, Maintenance and Repair,
by Nigel Calder, Stephen F. Pollard "A complete discussion of marine refrigeration systems, theory and practice. This is for the person who wants to build one up from components." - cw |
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| Seaworthiness
: The Forgotten Factor, by C.A. Marchaj "This is the book on hull design. It is a nice melange of the artistic, political, academic, and technical, and Marchaj has a fine writing style. For boaters, all I can say is that most will find it very controversial. His precise and tightly argued passages on just why the modern racing yacht is neither seakindly nor seaworthy will have some, like myself, smugly nodding, and others, most racers, I guess, hopping mad." - cw |
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| Surveying
Small Craft, by Ian Nicolson "How to evaluate a prospective purchase. Not a substitute for a professional survey, but very useful for preliminary work before making an offer." - mh |
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| This
Old Boat, by Don Casey "Some of the most detailed instructions I've seen for basic restoration and upgrading procedures, including hand painting with Polyurethane paints. Assumes you know nothing. ' - cw |
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| Upgrading
and Refurbishing the Older Fiberglass Sailboat,
by William D. Booth "A good general discussion of the topic with many useful ideas." - cw |
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| The
World's Best Sailboats : A Survey, by Ferenc
Mate "Even if you can't afford the boats in this book, it will give you some ideas of what to look for. Coffee-table format, glorious photography. Try not to drool on it." - mh |
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| Yacht Construction for Beginners : How to Loft andConstruct a Carvel Plank Sailing Yacht, by Russel A. Boykiw, Catherine Hackett (Illustrator), Paperback | |||||
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