A Classic Guide to Building Punts and Canoes - Including Construction Your Own Canvas Canoes and Building a Sailing Boat

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding, History, Sports, Water Sports, Boating, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering
Cover of the book A Classic Guide to Building Punts and Canoes - Including Construction Your Own Canvas Canoes and Building a Sailing Boat by Anon, Read Books Ltd.
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Author: Anon ISBN: 9781473358997
Publisher: Read Books Ltd. Publication: September 21, 2016
Imprint: Sutton Press Language: English
Author: Anon
ISBN: 9781473358997
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Publication: September 21, 2016
Imprint: Sutton Press
Language: English

This book is a collection of vintage articles about designing and building punts and canoes. With detailed diagrams and a wealth of useful tips, these timeless articles will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in making their own small boats and is not to be missed by collectors of classic literature of this ilk. Contents include: “Building Punts and Canoes”, “A 12-ft. Flat-Bottomed Boat”, “Lining-in or Layering-off”, “Starting the Building”, “The Knees”, “Side Planks”, “Deck”, “Chafing Battens”, “Finishing”, “A Thames Punt”, “A Knockabout Canadian-Type Canoe”, “A 12-ft. Canvas Canoe”, “A Fixing Keel Frame on the Stocks”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on building boats.

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This book is a collection of vintage articles about designing and building punts and canoes. With detailed diagrams and a wealth of useful tips, these timeless articles will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in making their own small boats and is not to be missed by collectors of classic literature of this ilk. Contents include: “Building Punts and Canoes”, “A 12-ft. Flat-Bottomed Boat”, “Lining-in or Layering-off”, “Starting the Building”, “The Knees”, “Side Planks”, “Deck”, “Chafing Battens”, “Finishing”, “A Thames Punt”, “A Knockabout Canadian-Type Canoe”, “A 12-ft. Canvas Canoe”, “A Fixing Keel Frame on the Stocks”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on building boats.

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